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Recognised as Colour

#1C515E

  • #1C515E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#1C515E is a cyan with RGB values 28, 81, 94 and HSL 192°, 54%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#1C515E#1C515E
HEX#1C515E
RGBrgb(28, 81, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.3176, 0.3686
RGB percentages11%, 31.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(191.8, 54.1%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 70.2%, 36.9%)
CMYK70.2%, 13.8%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,855,838
CSS custom property--colour: #1C515E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#E3AEA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#484E5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F475Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005655no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.1Dim grey · ΔE 22.1Teal · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Dark cyan · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E291C
Analogous#1C5E4A, #1C305E
Triadic#5E1C51, #515E1C
Split complementary#5E1C30, #5E4A1C
Tetradic#4A1C5E, #5E291C, #305E1C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#71C1D5
Lighter +30%#4AB0C9
Lighter +20%#3395AD
Lighter +10%#287385
Darker −10%#102F37
Darker −20%#050D0F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D5A6D
Less saturated −25%#2B484F

Channel breakdown

R28
G81
B94
Red28 (11%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue191.82°
Saturation (HSL)54.1%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 51 · B 5E

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