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Recognised as Colour

#1E5CD4

  • #1E5CD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1E5CD4 is a blue with RGB values 30, 92, 212 and HSL 220°, 75%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1E5CD4#1E5CD4
HEX#1E5CD4
RGBrgb(30, 92, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.3608, 0.8314
RGB percentages11.8%, 36.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(219.6, 75.2%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 85.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK85.8%, 56.6%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,989,844
CSS custom property--colour: #1E5CD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#E1A32B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.8Slate blue · ΔE 13.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4961E
Analogous#1EB7D4, #3B1ED4
Triadic#D41E5C, #5CD41E
Split complementary#D43B1E, #B7D41E
Tetradic#D41EB7, #D4961E, #1ED43B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7D7F7
Lighter +30%#9AB8F1
Lighter +20%#6E98EA
Lighter +10%#4178E4
Darker −10%#1849A7
Darker −20%#11357B
Darker −30%#0B224E
Darker −40%#050E21
More saturated +25%#0052F2
Less saturated −25%#3C66B6

Channel breakdown

R30
G92
B212
Red30 (11.8%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue219.56°
Saturation (HSL)75.21%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 5C · B D4

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