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Recognised as Colour

#1B6995

  • #1B6995
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1B6995 is a blue with RGB values 27, 105, 149 and HSL 202°, 69%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1B6995#1B6995
HEX#1B6995
RGBrgb(27, 105, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.4118, 0.5843
RGB percentages10.6%, 41.2%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(201.6, 69.3%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 81.9%, 58.4%)
CMYK81.9%, 29.5%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,796,501
CSS custom property--colour: #1B6995;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#E4966A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#546997no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#445E94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007478no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3Dim grey · ΔE 31.4Teal · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95471B
Analogous#1B9584, #1B2C95
Triadic#951B69, #69951B
Split complementary#951B2C, #95841B
Tetradic#841B95, #95471B, #2C951B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91CBEB
Lighter +30%#66B6E3
Lighter +20%#3BA1DB
Lighter +10%#2387C0
Darker −10%#134B6A
Darker −20%#0B2C3F
Darker −30%#040E13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#056FAB
Less saturated −25%#31637F

Channel breakdown

R27
G105
B149
Red27 (10.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue201.64°
Saturation (HSL)69.32%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G 69 · B 95

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