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Recognised as Colour

#1D6993

  • #1D6993
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1D6993 is a blue with RGB values 29, 105, 147 and HSL 201°, 67%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1D6993#1D6993
HEX#1D6993
RGBrgb(29, 105, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.1137, 0.4118, 0.5765
RGB percentages11.4%, 41.2%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(201.4, 67%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 80.3%, 57.6%)
CMYK80.3%, 28.6%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,927,571
CSS custom property--colour: #1D6993;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#E2966C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#556995no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#455E92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#007478no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.1Dim grey · ΔE 30.4Teal · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93471D
Analogous#1D9382, #1D2E93
Triadic#931D69, #69931D
Split complementary#931D2E, #93821D
Tetradic#821D93, #93471D, #2E931D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92CBEA
Lighter +30%#68B6E1
Lighter +20%#3DA1D9
Lighter +10%#2587BE
Darker −10%#154B68
Darker −20%#0C2C3E
Darker −30%#040E13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#076FA9
Less saturated −25%#33637D

Channel breakdown

R29
G105
B147
Red29 (11.4%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue201.36°
Saturation (HSL)67.05%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1D · G 69 · B 93

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