Colour
#1826AD
- #1826AD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#1826AD is a blue with RGB values 24, 38, 173 and HSL 234°, 76%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#1826AD#1826AD
HEX#1826AD
RGBrgb(24, 38, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.149, 0.6784
RGB percentages9.4%, 14.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(234.4, 75.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 86.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK86.1%, 78%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,582,765
CSS custom property--colour: #1826AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.94:1
Contrast with white10.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#E7D952
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD9F18
Analogous#1870AD, #5518AD
Triadic#AD1826, #26AD18
Split complementary#AD5518, #71AD18
Tetradic#AD1870, #AD9F18, #18AD55
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R24
G38
B173
Red24 (9.4%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue234.36°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 26 · B AD
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