Recognised as Colour

#1B2BC7

#1B2BC7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#1B2BC7 is a blue with RGB values 27, 43, 199 and HSL 234°, 76%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1B2BC7

RGBrgb(27, 43, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.1686, 0.7804

RGB percentages10.6%, 16.9%, 78%

HSLhsl(234.4, 76.1%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 86.4%, 78%)

CMYK86.4%, 78.4%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,780,679

CSS custom property--colour: #1B2BC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.47:1

Contrast with white9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#E4D438

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004ECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#003DC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#005C79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.9 Medium blue · ΔE 19.8 Blue violet · ΔE 22.9 Navy · ΔE 23.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9 Indigo · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7B71B

Analogous#1B81C7, #611BC7

Triadic#C71B2B, #2BC71B

Split complementary#C7611B, #81C71B

Tetradic#C71B81, #C7B71B, #1BC761

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9BEF5

Lighter +30%#8C95EF

Lighter +20%#5F6CE9

Lighter +10%#3242E3

Darker −10%#15219A

Darker −20%#0F186D

Darker −30%#090E40

Darker −40%#030413

More saturated +25%#0015E2

Less saturated −25%#3742AB

Channel breakdown

R27

G43

B199

Red27 (10.6%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue234.42°

Saturation (HSL)76.11%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1B · G 2B · B C7

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