Colour

#1D75CD

#1D75CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1D75CD is a blue with RGB values 29, 117, 205 and HSL 210°, 75%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1D75CD

RGBrgb(29, 117, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.1137, 0.4588, 0.8039

RGB percentages11.4%, 45.9%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(210, 75.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 85.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK85.9%, 42.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,930,701

CSS custom property--colour: #1D75CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#E28A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#487CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#256DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#008A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4 Royal blue · ΔE 22.8 Steel blue · ΔE 23.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9 Slate blue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD751D

Analogous#1DCDCD, #1D1DCD

Triadic#CD1D75, #75CD1D

Split complementary#CD1D1D, #CDCD1D

Tetradic#CD1DCD, #CD751D, #1DCD1D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0DBF6

Lighter +30%#93C2F0

Lighter +20%#67A8E9

Lighter +10%#3A8FE3

Darker −10%#175CA0

Darker −20%#104274

Darker −30%#0A2947

Darker −40%#040F1A

More saturated +25%#0075EA

Less saturated −25%#3A75B0

Channel breakdown

R29

G117

B205

Red29 (11.4%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)75.21%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1D · G 75 · B CD

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