Colour

#1E76A2

#1E76A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1E76A2 is a blue with RGB values 30, 118, 162 and HSL 200°, 69%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1E76A2

RGBrgb(30, 118, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.4627, 0.6353

RGB percentages11.8%, 46.3%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(200, 68.7%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 81.5%, 63.5%)

CMYK81.5%, 27.2%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,996,450

CSS custom property--colour: #1E76A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1

Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#E1895D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6176A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F69A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#008185no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8 Slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 29.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.5 Teal · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A24A1E

Analogous#1EA28C, #1E34A2

Triadic#A21E76, #76A21E

Split complementary#A21E34, #A28C1E

Tetradic#8C1EA2, #A24A1E, #34A21E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9FD3ED

Lighter +30%#74BFE5

Lighter +20%#49ACDD

Lighter +10%#2695CD

Darker −10%#165777

Darker −20%#0E374C

Darker −30%#061821

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#067EBA

Less saturated −25%#366E8A

Channel breakdown

R30

G118

B162

Red30 (11.8%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)68.75%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 76 · B A2

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