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Recognised as Colour

#1E52CC

  • #1E52CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1E52CC is a blue with RGB values 30, 82, 204 and HSL 222°, 74%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1E52CC#1E52CC
HEX#1E52CC
RGBrgb(30, 82, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.3216, 0.8
RGB percentages11.8%, 32.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(222.1, 74.4%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 85.3%, 80%)
CMYK85.3%, 59.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,987,276
CSS custom property--colour: #1E52CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#E1AD33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.8Slate blue · ΔE 13.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC981E
Analogous#1EA9CC, #411ECC
Triadic#CC1E52, #52CC1E
Split complementary#CC411E, #A9CC1E
Tetradic#CC1EA9, #CC981E, #1ECC41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0D0F6
Lighter +30%#94AFEF
Lighter +20%#678EE9
Lighter +10%#3B6DE2
Darker −10%#1740A0
Darker −20%#112E73
Darker −30%#0A1C47
Darker −40%#040B1A
More saturated +25%#0146E9
Less saturated −25%#3B5EAF

Channel breakdown

R30
G82
B204
Red30 (11.8%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue222.07°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 52 · B CC

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