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Recognised as Colour

#1E79B2

  • #1E79B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1E79B2 is a blue with RGB values 30, 121, 178 and HSL 203°, 71%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1E79B2#1E79B2
HEX#1E79B2
RGBrgb(30, 121, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.4745, 0.698
RGB percentages11.8%, 47.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(203.1, 71.2%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 83.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK83.1%, 32%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,997,234
CSS custom property--colour: #1E79B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#E1864D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E7AB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A6DB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00878Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2571E
Analogous#1EB2A1, #1E2FB2
Triadic#B21E79, #79B21E
Split complementary#B21E2F, #B2A11E
Tetradic#A11EB2, #B2571E, #2FB21E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABD6F1
Lighter +30%#7FC1EA
Lighter +20%#54ABE2
Lighter +10%#2896DB
Darker −10%#175B86
Darker −20%#0F3E5B
Darker −30%#08202F
Darker −40%#010203
More saturated +25%#047FCC
Less saturated −25%#387398

Channel breakdown

R30
G121
B178
Red30 (11.8%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue203.11°
Saturation (HSL)71.15%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 79 · B B2

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