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Colour

#1E359F

  • #1E359F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#1E359F is a blue with RGB values 30, 53, 159 and HSL 229°, 68%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#1E359F#1E359F
HEX#1E359F
RGBrgb(30, 53, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.2078, 0.6235
RGB percentages11.8%, 20.8%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(229.3, 68.3%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 81.1%, 62.4%)
CMYK81.1%, 66.7%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,979,807
CSS custom property--colour: #1E359F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#E1CA60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003B9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#005165no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 15.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Navy · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F881E
Analogous#1E759F, #481E9F
Triadic#9F1E35, #359F1E
Split complementary#9F481E, #759F1E
Tetradic#9F1E75, #9F881E, #1E9F48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DABEC
Lighter +30%#7286E4
Lighter +20%#4761DC
Lighter +10%#2643CA
Darker −10%#162774
Darker −20%#0E1849
Darker −30%#060A1E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0626B7
Less saturated −25%#364487

Channel breakdown

R30
G53
B159
Red30 (11.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue229.3°
Saturation (HSL)68.25%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 35 · B 9F

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