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Recognised as Colour

#1C729E

  • #1C729E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1C729E is a blue with RGB values 28, 114, 158 and HSL 200°, 70%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1C729E#1C729E
HEX#1C729E
RGBrgb(28, 114, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.4471, 0.6196
RGB percentages11%, 44.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(200.3, 69.9%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 82.3%, 62%)
CMYK82.3%, 27.8%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,864,350
CSS custom property--colour: #1C729E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#E38D61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D72A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B669Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007D81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Teal · ΔE 30.1Cadetblue · ΔE 30.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E481C
Analogous#1C9E89, #1C319E
Triadic#9E1C72, #729E1C
Split complementary#9E1C31, #9E891C
Tetradic#891C9E, #9E481C, #319E1C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99D1ED
Lighter +30%#6EBDE5
Lighter +20%#42A9DE
Lighter +10%#2491C9
Darker −10%#145373
Darker −20%#0D3347
Darker −30%#05141C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#057AB5
Less saturated −25%#336A87

Channel breakdown

R28
G114
B158
Red28 (11%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue200.31°
Saturation (HSL)69.89%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 72 · B 9E

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