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Recognised as Colour

#1C5CC4

  • #1C5CC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1C5CC4 is a blue with RGB values 28, 92, 196 and HSL 217°, 75%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1C5CC4#1C5CC4
HEX#1C5CC4
RGBrgb(28, 92, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.3608, 0.7686
RGB percentages11%, 36.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(217.1, 75%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 85.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK85.7%, 53.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,858,756
CSS custom property--colour: #1C5CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#E3A33B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0469C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.8Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4841C
Analogous#1CB0C4, #301CC4
Triadic#C41C5C, #5CC41C
Split complementary#C4301C, #B0C41C
Tetradic#C41CB0, #C4841C, #1CC430

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7CFF5
Lighter +30%#8BB1EE
Lighter +20%#5E93E8
Lighter +10%#3175E2
Darker −10%#164797
Darker −20%#0F326B
Darker −30%#091D3E
Darker −40%#030811
More saturated +25%#0055E0
Less saturated −25%#3863A8

Channel breakdown

R28
G92
B196
Red28 (11%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue217.14°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 5C · B C4

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