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Recognised as Colour

#1B6793

  • #1B6793
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1B6793 is a blue with RGB values 27, 103, 147 and HSL 202°, 69%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1B6793#1B6793
HEX#1B6793
RGBrgb(27, 103, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.4039, 0.5765
RGB percentages10.6%, 40.4%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(202, 69%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 81.6%, 57.6%)
CMYK81.6%, 29.9%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,795,987
CSS custom property--colour: #1B6793;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#E4986C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#526795no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#425C92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007276no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 29Dim grey · ΔE 31.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93471B
Analogous#1B9383, #1B2B93
Triadic#931B67, #67931B
Split complementary#931B2B, #93831B
Tetradic#831B93, #93471B, #2B931B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FC9EB
Lighter +30%#64B4E3
Lighter +20%#39A0DB
Lighter +10%#2385BE
Darker −10%#134968
Darker −20%#0B2B3D
Darker −30%#030C12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#056DA9
Less saturated −25%#31617D

Channel breakdown

R27
G103
B147
Red27 (10.6%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue202°
Saturation (HSL)68.97%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G 67 · B 93

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