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Colour

#1E50DD

  • #1E50DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#1E50DD is a blue with RGB values 30, 80, 221 and HSL 224°, 76%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#1E50DD#1E50DD
HEX#1E50DD
RGBrgb(30, 80, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.3137, 0.8667
RGB percentages11.8%, 31.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(224.3, 76.1%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 86.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK86.4%, 63.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,986,781
CSS custom property--colour: #1E50DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#E1AF22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00768Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Royal blue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Dark blue · ΔE 29.3Medium purple · ΔE 29.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDAB1E
Analogous#1EAFDD, #4C1EDD
Triadic#DD1E50, #50DD1E
Split complementary#DD4C1E, #AFDD1E
Tetradic#DD1EAF, #DDAB1E, #1EDD4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFDAF8
Lighter +30%#A2B7F2
Lighter +20%#7594EC
Lighter +10%#4871E6
Darker −10%#1840B0
Darker −20%#122F83
Darker −30%#0C1F56
Darker −40%#060F29
More saturated +25%#0042FB
Less saturated −25%#3D5FBE

Channel breakdown

R30
G80
B221
Red30 (11.8%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue224.29°
Saturation (HSL)76.1%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 50 · B DD

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