Colour

#1E51EC

#1E51EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#1E51EC is a blue with RGB values 30, 81, 236 and HSL 225°, 84%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#1E51EC

RGBrgb(30, 81, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.3176, 0.9255

RGB percentages11.8%, 31.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(225.1, 84.4%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.1, 87.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK87.3%, 65.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,987,052

CSS custom property--colour: #1E51EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#E1AE13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5 Royal blue · ΔE 23.8 Slate blue · ΔE 25.1 Blue violet · ΔE 28.5 Dark blue · ΔE 30.9 Medium blue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECB91E

Analogous#1EB8EC, #521EEC

Triadic#EC1E51, #51EC1E

Split complementary#EC521E, #B8EC1E

Tetradic#EC1EB8, #ECB91E, #1EEC52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAE2FC

Lighter +30%#ABBEF8

Lighter +20%#7C9AF4

Lighter +10%#4D75F0

Darker −10%#113EC6

Darker −20%#0D2F97

Darker −30%#092068

Darker −40%#051239

More saturated +25%#0B47FF

Less saturated −25%#3D60CE

Channel breakdown

R30

G81

B236

Red30 (11.8%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue225.15°

Saturation (HSL)84.43%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 51 · B EC

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Colour values

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