Colour

#1E8ED4

#1E8ED4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1E8ED4 is a blue with RGB values 30, 142, 212 and HSL 203°, 75%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1E8ED4#1E8ED4

HEX#1E8ED4

RGBrgb(30, 142, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.5569, 0.8314

RGB percentages11.8%, 55.7%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(203.1, 75.2%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 85.8%, 83.1%)

CMYK85.8%, 33%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,002,644

CSS custom property--colour: #1E8ED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#E1712B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D90D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5380D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#009FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D4641E

Analogous#1ED4BF, #1E33D4

Triadic#D41E8E, #8ED41E

Split complementary#D41E33, #D4BF1E

Tetradic#BF1ED4, #D4641E, #33D41E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C7E5F7

Lighter +30%#9ACFF1

Lighter +20%#6EBAEA

Lighter +10%#41A5E4

Darker −10%#1870A7

Darker −20%#11527B

Darker −30%#0B344E

Darker −40%#051621

More saturated +25%#0095F2

Less saturated −25%#3C87B6

Channel breakdown

R30

G142

B212

Red30 (11.8%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue203.08°

Saturation (HSL)75.21%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 8E · B D4

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