Recognised as Colour

#1B0EAD

#1B0EAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#1B0EAD is a blue with RGB values 27, 14, 173 and HSL 245°, 85%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#1B0EAD#1B0EAD

HEX#1B0EAD

RGBrgb(27, 14, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.0549, 0.6784

RGB percentages10.6%, 5.5%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(244.9, 85%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.9, 91.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK84.4%, 91.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,773,229

CSS custom property--colour: #1B0EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.26:1

Contrast with white12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#E4F152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003DB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#002DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#004865no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 12.6 Navy · ΔE 17.6 Medium blue · ΔE 18.4 Indigo · ΔE 24.3 Blue violet · ΔE 24.5 Dark violet · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A0AD0E

Analogous#0E51AD, #6A0EAD

Triadic#AD1B0E, #0EAD1B

Split complementary#AD6A0E, #51AD0E

Tetradic#AD0E51, #A0AD0E, #0EAD6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9991F6

Lighter +30%#6E62F2

Lighter +20%#4233EE

Lighter +10%#2212DC

Darker −10%#140A7E

Darker −20%#0C064F

Darker −30%#05031F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0F00BB

Less saturated −25%#2F2596

Channel breakdown

R27

G14

B173

Red27 (10.6%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue244.91°

Saturation (HSL)85.03%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1B · G 0E · B AD

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