#1633C5

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #1633C5

Visually, #1633C5 is defined as a vivid blue. Its closest recognized web color is Darkblue. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 51 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 89% Cyan, 74% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 23% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#1633C5
RGB22, 51, 197
HSL230.1°, 79.9%, 42.9%
CMYK89%, 74%, 0%, 23%
HSV230.1°, 88.8%, 77.3%
LAB30.8, 46.2, -77.1
XYZ11.6, 6.6, 53.5
Decimal1455045

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.08:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.31:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.67:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.97:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #1633C5; }
.text-color { color: #1633C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #1633C5; }

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Darkblue
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