Colour

#1E218C

#1E218C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#1E218C is a blue with RGB values 30, 33, 140 and HSL 238°, 65%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#1E218C#1E218C

HEX#1E218C

RGBrgb(30, 33, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1294, 0.549

RGB percentages11.8%, 12.9%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(238.4, 64.7%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 78.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK78.6%, 76.4%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,974,668

CSS custom property--colour: #1E218C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.72:1

Contrast with white12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#E1DE73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00388Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#002D8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#004055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 12 Navy · ΔE 14.3 Indigo · ΔE 15.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5 Dark blue · ΔE 17.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C891E

Analogous#1E588C, #521E8C

Triadic#8C1E21, #218C1E

Split complementary#8C521E, #588C1E

Tetradic#8C1E58, #8C891E, #1E8C52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8F91E7

Lighter +30%#6568DE

Lighter +20%#3B3FD5

Lighter +10%#272BB6

Darker −10%#151762

Darker −20%#0C0D38

Darker −30%#03030E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#090DA1

Less saturated −25%#333577

Channel breakdown

R30

G33

B140

Red30 (11.8%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue238.36°

Saturation (HSL)64.71%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 21 · B 8C

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