Colour

#1E389F

#1E389F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#1E389F is a blue with RGB values 30, 56, 159 and HSL 228°, 68%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#1E389F#1E389F

HEX#1E389F

RGBrgb(30, 56, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.2196, 0.6235

RGB percentages11.8%, 22%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(227.9, 68.3%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.9, 81.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK81.1%, 64.8%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,980,575

CSS custom property--colour: #1E389F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.9:1

Contrast with white9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#E1C760

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#003D9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 15.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18 Slate blue · ΔE 18.1 Royal blue · ΔE 20.9 Indigo · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F851E

Analogous#1E789F, #451E9F

Triadic#9F1E38, #389F1E

Split complementary#9F451E, #789F1E

Tetradic#9F1E78, #9F851E, #1E9F45

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9DADEC

Lighter +30%#7289E4

Lighter +20%#4765DC

Lighter +10%#2647CA

Darker −10%#162974

Darker −20%#0E1A49

Darker −30%#060B1E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#062AB7

Less saturated −25%#364687

Channel breakdown

R30

G56

B159

Red30 (11.8%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue227.91°

Saturation (HSL)68.25%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 38 · B 9F

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