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Colour

#1C6AA1

  • #1C6AA1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1C6AA1 is a blue with RGB values 28, 106, 161 and HSL 205°, 70%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1C6AA1#1C6AA1
HEX#1C6AA1
RGBrgb(28, 106, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.4157, 0.6314
RGB percentages11%, 41.6%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(204.8, 70.4%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 82.6%, 63.1%)
CMYK82.6%, 34.2%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,862,305
CSS custom property--colour: #1C6AA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#E3955E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#506CA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D60A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00777Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1531C
Analogous#1CA196, #1C27A1
Triadic#A11C6A, #6AA11C
Split complementary#A11C28, #A1961C
Tetradic#951CA1, #A1531C, #27A11C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BCCEE
Lighter +30%#70B5E6
Lighter +20%#449FDF
Lighter +10%#2487CC
Darker −10%#144D76
Darker −20%#0D314A
Darker −30%#05141F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#046EB9
Less saturated −25%#346689

Channel breakdown

R28
G106
B161
Red28 (11%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue204.81°
Saturation (HSL)70.37%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 6A · B A1

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