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Recognised as Colour

#1E50AE

  • #1E50AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#1E50AE is a blue with RGB values 30, 80, 174 and HSL 219°, 71%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#1E50AE#1E50AE
HEX#1E50AE
RGBrgb(30, 80, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.3137, 0.6824
RGB percentages11.8%, 31.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(219.2, 70.6%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 82.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK82.8%, 54%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,986,734
CSS custom property--colour: #1E50AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#E1AF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.3Royal blue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Midnight blue · ΔE 24.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7C1E
Analogous#1E98AE, #341EAE
Triadic#AE1E50, #50AE1E
Split complementary#AE341E, #98AE1E
Tetradic#AE1E98, #AE7C1E, #1EAE34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8C1F0
Lighter +30%#7CA2E9
Lighter +20%#5183E1
Lighter +10%#2664DA
Darker −10%#173C83
Darker −20%#0F2857
Darker −30%#08142B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0548C8
Less saturated −25%#385895

Channel breakdown

R30
G80
B174
Red30 (11.8%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue219.17°
Saturation (HSL)70.59%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 50 · B AE

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