Recognised as Colour
#1C2745
- #1C2745
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#1C2745 is a blue with RGB values 28, 39, 69 and HSL 224°, 42%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#1C2745#1C2745
HEX#1C2745
RGBrgb(28, 39, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.1529, 0.2706
RGB percentages11%, 15.3%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(223.9, 42.3%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 59.4%, 27.1%)
CMYK59.4%, 43.5%, 0%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,845,061
CSS custom property--colour: #1C2745;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.73:1
Contrast with white14.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#E3D8BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#453A1C
Analogous#1C3C45, #251C45
Triadic#451C27, #27451C
Split complementary#45251C, #3C451C
Tetradic#451C3C, #453A1C, #1C4525
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R28
G39
B69
Red28 (11%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue223.9°
Saturation (HSL)42.27%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 27 · B 45
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