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Recognised as Colour

#1B7EC0

  • #1B7EC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1B7EC0 is a blue with RGB values 27, 126, 192 and HSL 204°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1B7EC0#1B7EC0
HEX#1B7EC0
RGBrgb(27, 126, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.4941, 0.7529
RGB percentages10.6%, 49.4%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(204, 75.3%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 85.9%, 75.3%)
CMYK85.9%, 34.4%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,801,920
CSS custom property--colour: #1B7EC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#E4813F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F80C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4772BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4Slate grey · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C05D1B
Analogous#1BC0B0, #1B2BC0
Triadic#C01B7E, #7EC01B
Split complementary#C01B2B, #C0B01B
Tetradic#B01BC0, #C05D1B, #2BC01B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3DAF4
Lighter +30%#86C4EE
Lighter +20%#59AFE8
Lighter +10%#2D99E1
Darker −10%#156193
Darker −20%#0E4367
Darker −30%#08263A
Darker −40%#02090D
More saturated +25%#0083DB
Less saturated −25%#3679A5

Channel breakdown

R27
G126
B192
Red27 (10.6%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)75.34%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G 7E · B C0

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