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Recognised as Colour

#1C6792

  • #1C6792
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1C6792 is a blue with RGB values 28, 103, 146 and HSL 202°, 68%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1C6792#1C6792
HEX#1C6792
RGBrgb(28, 103, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.4039, 0.5725
RGB percentages11%, 40.4%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(201.9, 67.8%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 80.8%, 57.3%)
CMYK80.8%, 29.5%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,861,522
CSS custom property--colour: #1C6792;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#E3986D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#536794no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#435C91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007276no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5Dim grey · ΔE 30.8Teal · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92471C
Analogous#1C9282, #1C2C92
Triadic#921C67, #67921C
Split complementary#921C2C, #92821C
Tetradic#821C92, #92471C, #2C921C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90C9EA
Lighter +30%#65B4E2
Lighter +20%#3BA0D9
Lighter +10%#2485BD
Darker −10%#144967
Darker −20%#0C2B3C
Darker −30%#030C12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#066DA8
Less saturated −25%#32617C

Channel breakdown

R28
G103
B146
Red28 (11%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue201.86°
Saturation (HSL)67.82%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 67 · B 92

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