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Recognised as Colour

#1E69A2

  • #1E69A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1E69A2 is a blue with RGB values 30, 105, 162 and HSL 206°, 69%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1E69A2#1E69A2
HEX#1E69A2
RGBrgb(30, 105, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.4118, 0.6353
RGB percentages11.8%, 41.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(205.9, 68.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 81.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK81.5%, 35.2%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,993,122
CSS custom property--colour: #1E69A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#E1965D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E6BA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B60A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#00777Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Slate grey · ΔE 28.4Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2571E
Analogous#1EA299, #1E27A2
Triadic#A21E69, #69A21E
Split complementary#A21E27, #A2991E
Tetradic#991EA2, #A2571E, #27A21E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FCBED
Lighter +30%#74B4E5
Lighter +20%#499DDD
Lighter +10%#2685CD
Darker −10%#164D77
Darker −20%#0E314C
Darker −30%#061521
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#066CBA
Less saturated −25%#36668A

Channel breakdown

R30
G105
B162
Red30 (11.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue205.91°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 69 · B A2

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