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Colour

#1E408D

  • #1E408D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#1E408D is a blue with RGB values 30, 64, 141 and HSL 222°, 65%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#1E408D#1E408D
HEX#1E408D
RGBrgb(30, 64, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.251, 0.5529
RGB percentages11.8%, 25.1%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(221.6, 64.9%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 78.7%, 55.3%)
CMYK78.7%, 54.6%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,982,605
CSS custom property--colour: #1E408D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#E1BF72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#054A90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00408Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005360no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.1Midnight blue · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1Slate blue · ΔE 27.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D6B1E
Analogous#1E778D, #341E8D
Triadic#8D1E40, #408D1E
Split complementary#8D331E, #788D1E
Tetradic#8D1E77, #8D6B1E, #1E8D34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90ABE7
Lighter +30%#668BDE
Lighter +20%#3C6BD5
Lighter +10%#2753B7
Darker −10%#152D63
Darker −20%#0C1A39
Darker −30%#03070F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0938A2
Less saturated −25%#334878

Channel breakdown

R30
G64
B141
Red30 (11.8%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue221.62°
Saturation (HSL)64.91%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 40 · B 8D

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