Colour

#1E68B1

#1E68B1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1E68B1 is a blue with RGB values 30, 104, 177 and HSL 210°, 71%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1E68B1#1E68B1

HEX#1E68B1

RGBrgb(30, 104, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.4078, 0.6941

RGB percentages11.8%, 40.8%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(209.8, 71%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 83.1%, 69.4%)

CMYK83.1%, 41.2%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,992,881

CSS custom property--colour: #1E68B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#E1974E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#446DB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B60B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#007984no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9 Royal blue · ΔE 29.8 Slate blue · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B1671E

Analogous#1EB1B1, #1E1EB1

Triadic#B11E68, #68B11E

Split complementary#B11E1E, #B1B11E

Tetradic#B11EB1, #B1671E, #1FB11E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AACEF1

Lighter +30%#7FB4E9

Lighter +20%#539BE2

Lighter +10%#2882DA

Darker −10%#174E85

Darker −20%#0F355A

Darker −30%#081B2E

Darker −40%#000203

More saturated +25%#0468CB

Less saturated −25%#386897

Channel breakdown

R30

G104

B177

Red30 (11.8%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue209.8°

Saturation (HSL)71.01%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 68 · B B1

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Colour values

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