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Recognised as Colour

#1026AD

  • #1026AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#1026AD is a blue with RGB values 16, 38, 173 and HSL 232°, 83%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#1026AD#1026AD
HEX#1026AD
RGBrgb(16, 38, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.149, 0.6784
RGB percentages6.3%, 14.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(231.6, 83.1%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 90.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK90.8%, 78%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,058,477
CSS custom property--colour: #1026AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.04:1
Contrast with white11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#EFD952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0034ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005069no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 12.3Navy · ΔE 14.5Indigo · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.2Midnight blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD9710
Analogous#1074AD, #4910AD
Triadic#AD1026, #26AD10
Split complementary#AD4910, #74AD10
Tetradic#AD1074, #AD9710, #10AD49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#94A2F5
Lighter +30%#6579F1
Lighter +20%#3750EC
Lighter +10%#1430DC
Darker −10%#0C1C7E
Darker −20%#071150
Darker −30%#030721
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001ABD
Less saturated −25%#283795

Channel breakdown

R16
G38
B173
Red16 (6.3%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue231.59°
Saturation (HSL)83.07%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 26 · B AD

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