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Recognised as Colour

#1E7FB5

  • #1E7FB5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1E7FB5 is a blue with RGB values 30, 127, 181 and HSL 201°, 72%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1E7FB5#1E7FB5
HEX#1E7FB5
RGBrgb(30, 127, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.498, 0.7098
RGB percentages11.8%, 49.8%, 71%
HSLhsl(201.5, 71.6%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 83.4%, 71%)
CMYK83.4%, 29.8%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,998,773
CSS custom property--colour: #1E7FB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#E1804A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6580B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5172B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008D92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Light skyblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5541E
Analogous#1EB5A0, #1E33B5
Triadic#B51E7F, #7FB51E
Split complementary#B51E33, #B5A01E
Tetradic#A01EB5, #B5541E, #33B51E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AED9F1
Lighter +30%#82C5EA
Lighter +20%#56B1E3
Lighter +10%#2A9CDC
Darker −10%#176089
Darker −20%#0F425E
Darker −30%#082332
Darker −40%#010406
More saturated +25%#0487CF
Less saturated −25%#38779B

Channel breakdown

R30
G127
B181
Red30 (11.8%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue201.46°
Saturation (HSL)71.56%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 7F · B B5

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