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Colour

#1E1C59

  • #1E1C59
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#1E1C59 is a blue with RGB values 30, 28, 89 and HSL 242°, 52%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#1E1C59#1E1C59
HEX#1E1C59
RGBrgb(30, 28, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1098, 0.349
RGB percentages11.8%, 11%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(242, 52.1%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242, 68.5%, 34.9%)
CMYK66.3%, 68.5%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,973,337
CSS custom property--colour: #1E1C59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.38:1
Contrast with white15.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#E1E3A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00275Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002258no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#002B37no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 16.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.9Indigo · ΔE 34.7Navy · ΔE 38.1Slate blue · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57591C
Analogous#1C3959, #3C1C59
Triadic#591E1C, #1C591E
Split complementary#593C1C, #39591C
Tetradic#591C39, #57591C, #1C593D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#726FD2
Lighter +30%#4D48C6
Lighter +20%#3834A7
Lighter +10%#2B2880
Darker −10%#111032
Darker −20%#04040B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#100D68
Less saturated −25%#2C2B4A

Channel breakdown

R30
G28
B89
Red30 (11.8%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue241.97°
Saturation (HSL)52.14%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 1C · B 59

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