Recognised as Colour

#1C3CFF

#1C3CFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1C3CFF is a blue with RGB values 28, 60, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1C3CFF#1C3CFF

HEX#1C3CFF

RGBrgb(28, 60, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.2353, 1

RGB percentages11%, 23.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(231.5, 100%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 89%, 100%)

CMYK89%, 76.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,850,623

CSS custom property--colour: #1C3CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#E3C300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00789Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.3 Blue · ΔE 22.7 Blue violet · ΔE 23.8 Dark violet · ΔE 30.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 37 Dark blue · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFDF1C

Analogous#1CADFF, #6E1CFF

Triadic#FF1C3C, #3CFF1C

Split complementary#FF6E1C, #ADFF1C

Tetradic#FF1CAD, #FFDF1C, #1CFF6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8EBFF

Lighter +30%#B5BFFF

Lighter +20%#8294FF

Lighter +10%#4F68FF

Darker −10%#0021E8

Darker −20%#001AB5

Darker −30%#001282

Darker −40%#000B4F

More saturated +25%#1C3CFF

Less saturated −25%#3850E3

Channel breakdown

R28

G60

B255

Red28 (11%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue231.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1C · G 3C · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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