Recognised as Colour

#1E90FD

#1E90FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#1E90FD is a blue with RGB values 30, 144, 253 and HSL 209°, 98%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#1E90FD#1E90FD

HEX#1E90FD

RGBrgb(30, 144, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.5647, 0.9922

RGB percentages11.8%, 56.5%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(209.3, 98.2%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 88.1%, 99.2%)

CMYK88.1%, 43.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,003,197

CSS custom property--colour: #1E90FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#E16F02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5799FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2886FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00AABAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 1.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4 Royal blue · ΔE 20.7 Medium purple · ΔE 30.5 Slate blue · ΔE 30.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 1.18, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FD8B1E

Analogous#1EFDFB, #1E20FD

Triadic#FD1E90, #90FD1E

Split complementary#FD1E21, #FDFB1E

Tetradic#FB1EFD, #FD8B1E, #20FD1E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8F4FF

Lighter +30%#B6DBFE

Lighter +20%#83C2FE

Lighter +10%#51A9FD

Darker −10%#0277E6

Darker −20%#025CB3

Darker −30%#014281

Darker −40%#01284E

More saturated +25%#1C90FF

Less saturated −25%#3A8FE1

Channel breakdown

R30

G144

B253

Red30 (11.8%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue209.33°

Saturation (HSL)98.24%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 90 · B FD

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