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Colour

#1E85BC

  • #1E85BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1E85BC is a blue with RGB values 30, 133, 188 and HSL 201°, 72%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1E85BC#1E85BC
HEX#1E85BC
RGBrgb(30, 133, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.5216, 0.7373
RGB percentages11.8%, 52.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(200.9, 72.5%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 84%, 73.7%)
CMYK84%, 29.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,000,316
CSS custom property--colour: #1E85BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#E17A43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B85BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5677BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC551E
Analogous#1EBCA4, #1E36BC
Triadic#BC1E85, #85BC1E
Split complementary#BC1E36, #BCA41E
Tetradic#A41EBC, #BC551E, #36BC1E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3DDF3
Lighter +30%#87C9EC
Lighter +20%#5BB5E5
Lighter +10%#2FA1DE
Darker −10%#176690
Darker −20%#104764
Darker −30%#092838
Darker −40%#02090C
More saturated +25%#038DD7
Less saturated −25%#397DA1

Channel breakdown

R30
G133
B188
Red30 (11.8%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue200.89°
Saturation (HSL)72.48%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 85 · B BC

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