Recognised as Colour

#1C5E97

#1C5E97
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1C5E97 is a blue with RGB values 28, 94, 151 and HSL 208°, 69%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1C5E97#1C5E97

HEX#1C5E97

RGBrgb(28, 94, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.3686, 0.5922

RGB percentages11%, 36.9%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(207.8, 68.7%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 81.5%, 59.2%)

CMYK81.5%, 37.7%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,859,223

CSS custom property--colour: #1C5E97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#E3A168

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#436199no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#305696no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006C73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.7 Slate grey · ΔE 30.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97551C

Analogous#1C9792, #1C2197

Triadic#971C5E, #5E971C

Split complementary#971C21, #97931C

Tetradic#921C97, #97551C, #20971C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#94C3EB

Lighter +30%#69AAE3

Lighter +20%#3E92DB

Lighter +10%#2479C2

Darker −10%#14436C

Darker −20%#0C2841

Darker −30%#040E16

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0660AD

Less saturated −25%#325C81

Channel breakdown

R28

G94

B151

Red28 (11%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue207.8°

Saturation (HSL)68.72%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1C · G 5E · B 97

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