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Recognised as Colour

#1B3BE6

  • #1B3BE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#1B3BE6 is a blue with RGB values 27, 59, 230 and HSL 231°, 80%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1B3BE6#1B3BE6
HEX#1B3BE6
RGBrgb(27, 59, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.2314, 0.902
RGB percentages10.6%, 23.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(230.5, 80.2%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 88.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK88.3%, 74.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,784,806
CSS custom property--colour: #1B3BE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#E4C419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006E8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Dark blue · ΔE 28.5Dark violet · ΔE 29Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7Dark orchid · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6C61B
Analogous#1BA0E6, #611BE6
Triadic#E61B3B, #3BE61B
Split complementary#E6611B, #A0E61B
Tetradic#E61BA0, #E6C61B, #1BE661

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D9FA
Lighter +30%#A5B2F5
Lighter +20%#778AF0
Lighter +10%#4963EB
Darker −10%#142EBA
Darker −20%#0F238C
Darker −30%#0A175E
Darker −40%#050C30
More saturated +25%#022AFF
Less saturated −25%#3B51C6

Channel breakdown

R27
G59
B230
Red27 (10.6%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue230.54°
Saturation (HSL)80.24%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G 3B · B E6

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