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Recognised as Colour

#1C2AE7

  • #1C2AE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#1C2AE7 is a blue with RGB values 28, 42, 231 and HSL 236°, 81%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1C2AE7#1C2AE7
HEX#1C2AE7
RGBrgb(28, 42, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.1647, 0.9059
RGB percentages11%, 16.5%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(235.9, 80.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 87.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK87.9%, 81.8%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,845,991
CSS custom property--colour: #1C2AE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#E3D518

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00688Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Blue · ΔE 23Dark violet · ΔE 27.2Dark blue · ΔE 32.4Dark orchid · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7D91C
Analogous#1C90E7, #731CE7
Triadic#E71C2A, #2AE71C
Split complementary#E7731C, #90E71C
Tetradic#E71C90, #E7D91C, #1CE773

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D7FB
Lighter +30%#A6ACF6
Lighter +20%#7881F1
Lighter +10%#4A55EC
Darker −10%#141FBC
Darker −20%#0F188E
Darker −30%#0A1060
Darker −40%#050832
More saturated +25%#0415FF
Less saturated −25%#3B45C8

Channel breakdown

R28
G42
B231
Red28 (11%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue235.86°
Saturation (HSL)80.88%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 2A · B E7

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