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Recognised as Colour

#1D6ADE

  • #1D6ADE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1D6ADE is a blue with RGB values 29, 106, 222 and HSL 216°, 77%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1D6ADE#1D6ADE
HEX#1D6ADE
RGBrgb(29, 106, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1137, 0.4157, 0.8706
RGB percentages11.4%, 41.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(216.1, 76.9%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 86.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK86.9%, 52.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,927,902
CSS custom property--colour: #1D6ADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#E29521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D78E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00879Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE911D
Analogous#1DCBDE, #301DDE
Triadic#DE1D6A, #6ADE1D
Split complementary#DE301D, #CBDE1D
Tetradic#DE1DCB, #DE911D, #1DDE30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEDFF9
Lighter +30%#A1C2F3
Lighter +20%#74A4ED
Lighter +10%#4787E7
Darker −10%#1754B1
Darker −20%#113F84
Darker −30%#0B2957
Darker −40%#05142A
More saturated +25%#0064FB
Less saturated −25%#3C70BF

Channel breakdown

R29
G106
B222
Red29 (11.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue216.06°
Saturation (HSL)76.89%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1D · G 6A · B DE

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