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Recognised as Colour

#1B6895

  • #1B6895
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1B6895 is a blue with RGB values 27, 104, 149 and HSL 202°, 69%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1B6895#1B6895
HEX#1B6895
RGBrgb(27, 104, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.4078, 0.5843
RGB percentages10.6%, 40.8%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(202.1, 69.3%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 81.9%, 58.4%)
CMYK81.9%, 30.2%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,796,245
CSS custom property--colour: #1B6895;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#E4976A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#536997no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#425D94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007378no 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 text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.4Dim grey · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95481B
Analogous#1B9585, #1B2B95
Triadic#951B68, #68951B
Split complementary#951B2B, #95851B
Tetradic#851B95, #95481B, #2B951B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91CAEB
Lighter +30%#66B5E3
Lighter +20%#3BA0DB
Lighter +10%#2386C0
Darker −10%#134A6A
Darker −20%#0B2C3F
Darker −30%#040E13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#056EAB
Less saturated −25%#31627F

Channel breakdown

R27
G104
B149
Red27 (10.6%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue202.13°
Saturation (HSL)69.32%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G 68 · B 95

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