Recognised as Colour

#1B2B95

#1B2B95
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#1B2B95 is a blue with RGB values 27, 43, 149 and HSL 232°, 69%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#1B2B95#1B2B95

HEX#1B2B95

RGBrgb(27, 43, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.1686, 0.5843

RGB percentages10.6%, 16.9%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(232.1, 69.3%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 81.9%, 58.4%)

CMYK81.9%, 71.1%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,780,629

CSS custom property--colour: #1B2B95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.5:1

Contrast with white11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#E4D46A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003F98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#003393no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00495Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.4 Navy · ΔE 18.2 Indigo · ΔE 18.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2 Dark blue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95851B

Analogous#1B6895, #481B95

Triadic#951B2B, #2B951B

Split complementary#95481B, #68951B

Tetradic#951B68, #95851B, #1B9548

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#919DEB

Lighter +30%#6676E3

Lighter +20%#3B50DB

Lighter +10%#2337C0

Darker −10%#131F6A

Darker −20%#0B123F

Darker −30%#040613

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#051BAB

Less saturated −25%#313B7F

Channel breakdown

R27

G43

B149

Red27 (10.6%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue232.13°

Saturation (HSL)69.32%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1B · G 2B · B 95

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Colour values

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