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Recognised as Colour

#1C46AA

  • #1C46AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#1C46AA is a blue with RGB values 28, 70, 170 and HSL 222°, 72%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#1C46AA#1C46AA
HEX#1C46AA
RGBrgb(28, 70, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.2745, 0.6667
RGB percentages11%, 27.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(222.3, 71.7%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 83.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK83.5%, 58.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,853,098
CSS custom property--colour: #1C46AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#E3B955

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005F71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.7Royal blue · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 17Midnight blue · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA801C
Analogous#1C8DAA, #391CAA
Triadic#AA1C46, #46AA1C
Split complementary#AA391C, #8DAA1C
Tetradic#AA1C8D, #AA801C, #1CAA39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2B9F0
Lighter +30%#7698E9
Lighter +20%#4B77E1
Lighter +10%#2358D6
Darker −10%#15347E
Darker −20%#0E2252
Darker −30%#061027
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#033CC3
Less saturated −25%#355091

Channel breakdown

R28
G70
B170
Red28 (11%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue222.25°
Saturation (HSL)71.72%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 46 · B AA

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