Recognised as Colour
#1E608F
- #1E608F
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#1E608F is a blue with RGB values 30, 96, 143 and HSL 205°, 65%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.
Colour values
#1E608F#1E608F
HEX#1E608F
RGBrgb(30, 96, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.3765, 0.5608
RGB percentages11.8%, 37.6%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(205, 65.3%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 79%, 56.1%)
CMYK79%, 32.9%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,990,799
CSS custom property--colour: #1E608F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#E19F70
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F4D1E
Analogous#1E8F85, #1E288F
Triadic#8F1E60, #608F1E
Split complementary#8F1E28, #8F851E
Tetradic#851E8F, #8F4D1E, #288F1E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R30
G96
B143
Red30 (11.8%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue204.96°
Saturation (HSL)65.32%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 60 · B 8F
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