Colour
#1E84A1
- #1E84A1
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#1E84A1 is a cyan with RGB values 30, 132, 161 and HSL 193°, 69%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.
Colour values
#1E84A1#1E84A1
HEX#1E84A1
RGBrgb(30, 132, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.5176, 0.6314
RGB percentages11.8%, 51.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(193.3, 68.6%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 81.4%, 63.1%)
CMYK81.4%, 18%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,000,033
CSS custom property--colour: #1E84A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#E17B5E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A13B1E
Analogous#1EA17D, #1E42A1
Triadic#A11E84, #84A11E
Split complementary#A11E42, #A17D1E
Tetradic#7D1EA1, #A13B1E, #42A11E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R30
G132
B161
Red30 (11.8%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue193.28°
Saturation (HSL)68.59%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 84 · B A1
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