Colour

#1C00AE

#1C00AE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1C00AE is a blue with RGB values 28, 0, 174 and HSL 250°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1C00AE#1C00AE

HEX#1C00AE

RGBrgb(28, 0, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0, 0.6824

RGB percentages11%, 0%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(249.7, 100%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 100%, 68.2%)

CMYK83.9%, 100%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,835,182

CSS custom property--colour: #1C00AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.65:1

Contrast with white12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#131313

Inverted#E3FF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003BB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#002AACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#004664no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.7 Dark blue · ΔE 15.6 Navy · ΔE 20.8 Blue violet · ΔE 23.7 Dark violet · ΔE 26.3 Indigo · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#92AE00

Analogous#003BAE, #7300AE

Triadic#AE1C00, #00AE1C

Split complementary#AE7300, #3BAE00

Tetradic#AE003B, #92AE00, #00AE73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#907BFF

Lighter +30%#6548FF

Lighter +20%#3B15FF

Lighter +10%#2400E1

Darker −10%#14007B

Darker −20%#0C0048

Darker −30%#030015

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C00AE

Less saturated −25%#2B1698

Channel breakdown

R28

B174

Red28 (11%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue249.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1C · G 00 · B AE

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