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Recognised as Colour

#1E61BC

  • #1E61BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1E61BC is a blue with RGB values 30, 97, 188 and HSL 215°, 72%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1E61BC#1E61BC
HEX#1E61BC
RGBrgb(30, 97, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.3804, 0.7373
RGB percentages11.8%, 38%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(214.6, 72.5%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 84%, 73.7%)
CMYK84%, 48.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,991,100
CSS custom property--colour: #1E61BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#E19E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C6ABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 18.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC791E
Analogous#1EB0BC, #2A1EBC
Triadic#BC1E61, #61BC1E
Split complementary#BC2A1E, #B0BC1E
Tetradic#BC1EB0, #BC791E, #1EBC2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3CEF3
Lighter +30%#87B2EC
Lighter +20%#5B96E5
Lighter +10%#2F79DE
Darker −10%#174A90
Darker −20%#103464
Darker −30%#091D38
Darker −40%#02060C
More saturated +25%#035DD7
Less saturated −25%#3965A1

Channel breakdown

R30
G97
B188
Red30 (11.8%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue214.56°
Saturation (HSL)72.48%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 61 · B BC

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