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Recognised as Colour

#1A70EF

  • #1A70EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1A70EF is a blue with RGB values 26, 112, 239 and HSL 216°, 87%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1A70EF#1A70EF
HEX#1A70EF
RGBrgb(26, 112, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.4392, 0.9373
RGB percentages10.2%, 43.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(215.8, 86.9%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 89.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK89.1%, 53.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,732,847
CSS custom property--colour: #1A70EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#E58F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0090A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF991A
Analogous#1ADBEF, #2E1AEF
Triadic#EF1A70, #70EF1A
Split complementary#EF2E1A, #DBEF1A
Tetradic#EF1ADB, #EF991A, #1AEF2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9E7FC
Lighter +30%#A9C9F9
Lighter +20%#79ACF6
Lighter +10%#4A8EF2
Darker −10%#0E59C8
Darker −20%#0B4498
Darker −30%#072F69
Darker −40%#041939
More saturated +25%#0A6DFF
Less saturated −25%#3976D0

Channel breakdown

R26
G112
B239
Red26 (10.2%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue215.77°
Saturation (HSL)86.94%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 70 · B EF

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