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Recognised as Colour

#1E72DD

  • #1E72DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1E72DD is a blue with RGB values 30, 114, 221 and HSL 214°, 76%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1E72DD#1E72DD
HEX#1E72DD
RGBrgb(30, 114, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.4471, 0.8667
RGB percentages11.8%, 44.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(213.6, 76.1%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 86.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK86.4%, 48.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,995,485
CSS custom property--colour: #1E72DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#E18D22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#317DE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD891E
Analogous#1ED2DD, #291EDD
Triadic#DD1E72, #72DD1E
Split complementary#DD2A1E, #D2DD1E
Tetradic#DD1ED2, #DD891E, #1EDD2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFE1F8
Lighter +30%#A2C5F2
Lighter +20%#75A9EC
Lighter +10%#488DE6
Darker −10%#185BB0
Darker −20%#124483
Darker −30%#0C2D56
Darker −40%#061529
More saturated +25%#006EFB
Less saturated −25%#3D76BE

Channel breakdown

R30
G114
B221
Red30 (11.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue213.61°
Saturation (HSL)76.1%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 72 · B DD

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