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Recognised as Colour

#1E6CA2

  • #1E6CA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1E6CA2 is a blue with RGB values 30, 108, 162 and HSL 205°, 69%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1E6CA2#1E6CA2
HEX#1E6CA2
RGBrgb(30, 108, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.4235, 0.6353
RGB percentages11.8%, 42.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(204.5, 68.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.5, 81.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK81.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,993,890
CSS custom property--colour: #1E6CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#E1935D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#536EA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4062A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00797Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2Slate grey · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2541E
Analogous#1EA296, #1E2AA2
Triadic#A21E6C, #6CA21E
Split complementary#A21E2A, #A2961E
Tetradic#961EA2, #A2541E, #2AA21E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FCDED
Lighter +30%#74B7E5
Lighter +20%#49A1DD
Lighter +10%#2689CD
Darker −10%#164F77
Darker −20%#0E334C
Darker −30%#061621
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0670BA
Less saturated −25%#36688A

Channel breakdown

R30
G108
B162
Red30 (11.8%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue204.55°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 6C · B A2

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