Colour

#1C486E

#1C486E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1C486E is a blue with RGB values 28, 72, 110 and HSL 208°, 59%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1C486E

RGBrgb(28, 72, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.2824, 0.4314

RGB percentages11%, 28.2%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(207.8, 59.4%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 74.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK74.5%, 34.5%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,853,550

CSS custom property--colour: #1C486E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.54:1

Contrast with white9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#E3B791

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#374A70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B426Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005156no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25 Slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Dim grey · ΔE 30.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E421C

Analogous#1C6E6B, #1C1F6E

Triadic#6E1C48, #486E1C

Split complementary#6E1C1F, #6E6B1C

Tetradic#6B1C6E, #6E421C, #1F6E1C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#79AFDD

Lighter +30%#5096D3

Lighter +20%#317DBF

Lighter +10%#266397

Darker −10%#122D45

Darker −20%#07131D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0B497F

Less saturated −25%#2D475D

Channel breakdown

R28

G72

B110

Red28 (11%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue207.8°

Saturation (HSL)59.42%

Lightness27.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1C · G 48 · B 6E

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