Recognised as Colour

#1E78D5

#1E78D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#1E78D5 is a blue with RGB values 30, 120, 213 and HSL 210°, 75%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#1E78D5#1E78D5

HEX#1E78D5

RGBrgb(30, 120, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.4706, 0.8353

RGB percentages11.8%, 47.1%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(210.5, 75.3%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 85.9%, 83.5%)

CMYK85.9%, 43.7%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,997,013

CSS custom property--colour: #1E78D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#E1872A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4780D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2070D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008E9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1 Royal blue · ΔE 20.5 Steel blue · ΔE 26.1 Slate blue · ΔE 27.9 Medium purple · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D57B1E

Analogous#1ED4D5, #1F1ED5

Triadic#D51E78, #78D51E

Split complementary#D51F1E, #D4D51E

Tetradic#D51ED4, #D57B1E, #1ED51F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8DFF7

Lighter +30%#9BC5F1

Lighter +20%#6EABEB

Lighter +10%#4292E4

Darker −10%#185FA8

Darker −20%#11467C

Darker −30%#0B2C4F

Darker −40%#051322

More saturated +25%#0078F3

Less saturated −25%#3C78B7

Channel breakdown

R30

G120

B213

Red30 (11.8%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue210.49°

Saturation (HSL)75.31%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 78 · B D5

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