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Recognised as Colour

#1E5BAC

  • #1E5BAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#1E5BAC is a blue with RGB values 30, 91, 172 and HSL 214°, 70%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#1E5BAC#1E5BAC
HEX#1E5BAC
RGBrgb(30, 91, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.3569, 0.6745
RGB percentages11.8%, 35.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(214.2, 70.3%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 82.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK82.6%, 47.1%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,989,548
CSS custom property--colour: #1E5BAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#E1A453

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E63AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0356AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006E7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Royal blue · ΔE 24Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC6F1E
Analogous#1EA2AC, #281EAC
Triadic#AC1E5B, #5BAC1E
Split complementary#AC281E, #A2AC1E
Tetradic#AC1EA2, #AC6F1E, #1EAC28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6C6F0
Lighter +30%#7BAAE8
Lighter +20%#508EE0
Lighter +10%#2672D7
Darker −10%#164481
Darker −20%#0F2D55
Darker −30%#07162A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0557C5
Less saturated −25%#375F93

Channel breakdown

R30
G91
B172
Red30 (11.8%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue214.23°
Saturation (HSL)70.3%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 5B · B AC

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