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Recognised as Colour

#1E1A50

  • #1E1A50
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#1E1A50 is a blue with RGB values 30, 26, 80 and HSL 244°, 51%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#1E1A50#1E1A50
HEX#1E1A50
RGBrgb(30, 26, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.102, 0.3137
RGB percentages11.8%, 10.2%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(244.4, 50.9%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 67.5%, 31.4%)
CMYK62.5%, 67.5%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,972,816
CSS custom property--colour: #1E1A50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.92:1
Contrast with white15.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#E1E5AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#002452no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00204Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#042732no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 20.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4C501A
Analogous#1A3150, #391A50
Triadic#501E1A, #1A501E
Split complementary#50391A, #31501A
Tetradic#501A31, #4C501A, #1A5039

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#7068CE
Lighter +30%#4B42C1
Lighter +20%#3B339D
Lighter +10%#2C2776
Darker −10%#100D2A
Darker −20%#010103
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#130D5D
Less saturated −25%#292743

Channel breakdown

R30
G26
B80
Red30 (11.8%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue244.44°
Saturation (HSL)50.94%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 1A · B 50

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