Recognised as Colour

#1C28FF

#1C28FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#1C28FF is a blue with RGB values 28, 40, 255 and HSL 237°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#1C28FF#1C28FF

HEX#1C28FF

RGBrgb(28, 40, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.1569, 1

RGB percentages11%, 15.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(236.8, 100%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 89%, 100%)

CMYK89%, 84.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,845,503

CSS custom property--colour: #1C28FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#E3D700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.7 Medium blue · ΔE 15.3 Blue violet · ΔE 27.7 Dark violet · ΔE 32.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 42.6 Dark blue · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFF31C

Analogous#1C99FF, #821CFF

Triadic#FF1C28, #28FF1C

Split complementary#FF821C, #99FF1C

Tetradic#FF1C99, #FFF31C, #1CFF82

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E9FF

Lighter +30%#B5B9FF

Lighter +20%#8289FF

Lighter +10%#4F58FF

Darker −10%#000CE8

Darker −20%#000AB5

Darker −30%#000782

Darker −40%#00044F

More saturated +25%#1C28FF

Less saturated −25%#3841E3

Channel breakdown

R28

G40

B255

Red28 (11%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue236.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1C · G 28 · B FF

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