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Recognised as Colour

#1E82BD

  • #1E82BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1E82BD is a blue with RGB values 30, 130, 189 and HSL 202°, 73%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1E82BD#1E82BD
HEX#1E82BD
RGBrgb(30, 130, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.5098, 0.7412
RGB percentages11.8%, 51%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(202.3, 72.6%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 84.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK84.1%, 31.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,999,549
CSS custom property--colour: #1E82BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#E17D42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6683C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5075BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 24Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.4Light skyblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD591E
Analogous#1EBDA8, #1E33BD
Triadic#BD1E82, #82BD1E
Split complementary#BD1E33, #BDA81E
Tetradic#A81EBD, #BD591E, #33BD1E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4DCF3
Lighter +30%#88C7EC
Lighter +20%#5CB2E5
Lighter +10%#309DDE
Darker −10%#176491
Darker −20%#104565
Darker −30%#092739
Darker −40%#02090D
More saturated +25%#0389D8
Less saturated −25%#397BA2

Channel breakdown

R30
G130
B189
Red30 (11.8%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue202.26°
Saturation (HSL)72.6%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 82 · B BD

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