Colour

#1E1156

#1E1156
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#1E1156 is a blue with RGB values 30, 17, 86 and HSL 251°, 67%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1E1156

RGBrgb(30, 17, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.0667, 0.3373

RGB percentages11.8%, 6.7%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(251.3, 67%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 80.2%, 33.7%)

CMYK65.1%, 80.2%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,970,518

CSS custom property--colour: #1E1156;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.54:1

Contrast with white16.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#E1EEA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002158no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#001C55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#002432no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.1 Indigo · ΔE 28.9 Navy · ΔE 32.1 Purple · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#495611

Analogous#112656, #411156

Triadic#561E11, #11561E

Split complementary#564011, #275611

Tetradic#561126, #495611, #115641

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6F56DD

Lighter +30%#4B2BD5

Lighter +20%#3C22AB

Lighter +10%#2D1981

Darker −10%#0F092B

Darker −20%#000001

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#160463

Less saturated −25%#261E49

Channel breakdown

R30

G17

B86

Red30 (11.8%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue251.3°

Saturation (HSL)66.99%

Lightness20.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 11 · B 56

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