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Recognised as Colour

#1C2796

  • #1C2796
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#1C2796 is a blue with RGB values 28, 39, 150 and HSL 235°, 69%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#1C2796#1C2796
HEX#1C2796
RGBrgb(28, 39, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.1529, 0.5882
RGB percentages11%, 15.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(234.6, 68.5%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.6, 81.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK81.3%, 74%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,845,142
CSS custom property--colour: #1C2796;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#E3D869

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003E99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003294no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00475Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.8Navy · ΔE 15.1Indigo · ΔE 16.9Dark blue · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#968B1C
Analogous#1C6496, #4E1C96
Triadic#961C27, #27961C
Split complementary#964E1C, #64961C
Tetradic#961C64, #968B1C, #1C964E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#939BEB
Lighter +30%#6873E3
Lighter +20%#3D4BDB
Lighter +10%#2432C1
Darker −10%#141C6B
Darker −20%#0C1140
Darker −30%#040515
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0615AC
Less saturated −25%#323980

Channel breakdown

R28
G39
B150
Red28 (11%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue234.59°
Saturation (HSL)68.54%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 27 · B 96

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