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Recognised as Colour

#1C00DC

  • #1C00DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#1C00DC is a blue with RGB values 28, 0, 220 and HSL 248°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1C00DC#1C00DC
HEX#1C00DC
RGBrgb(28, 0, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0, 0.8627
RGB percentages11%, 0%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(247.6, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK87.3%, 100%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,835,228
CSS custom property--colour: #1C00DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#E3FF23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005B80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.2Blue · ΔE 15.6Blue violet · ΔE 25.1Dark violet · ΔE 28.1Dark blue · ΔE 36.2Dark orchid · ΔE 38.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0DC00
Analogous#0052DC, #8A00DC
Triadic#DC1C00, #00DC1C
Split complementary#DC8A00, #52DC00
Tetradic#DC0052, #C0DC00, #00DC8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4A9FF
Lighter +30%#8776FF
Lighter +20%#5B43FF
Lighter +10%#2E10FF
Darker −10%#1600A9
Darker −20%#0F0076
Darker −30%#090043
Darker −40%#020010
More saturated +25%#1C00DC
Less saturated −25%#301CC1

Channel breakdown

R28
G0
B220
Red28 (11%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue247.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 00 · B DC

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