Colour

#1D48E6

#1D48E6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#1D48E6 is a blue with RGB values 29, 72, 230 and HSL 227°, 80%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#1D48E6

RGBrgb(29, 72, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.1137, 0.2824, 0.902

RGB percentages11.4%, 28.2%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(227.2, 80.1%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.2, 87.4%, 90.2%)

CMYK87.4%, 68.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,919,206

CSS custom property--colour: #1D48E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#E2B719

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007492no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.3 Blue violet · ΔE 25.7 Medium blue · ΔE 27.1 Slate blue · ΔE 27.5 Royal blue · ΔE 27.5 Dark blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E6BB1D

Analogous#1DACE6, #571DE6

Triadic#E61D48, #48E61D

Split complementary#E6571D, #ACE61D

Tetradic#E61DAC, #E6BB1D, #1DE657

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5DDFA

Lighter +30%#A7B8F5

Lighter +20%#7992F0

Lighter +10%#4B6DEB

Darker −10%#1538BB

Darker −20%#102B8D

Darker −30%#0B1D5F

Darker −40%#050F32

More saturated +25%#043AFF

Less saturated −25%#3C5AC7

Channel breakdown

R29

G72

B230

Red29 (11.4%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue227.16°

Saturation (HSL)80.08%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1D · G 48 · B E6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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