Colour

#1A00CE

#1A00CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1A00CE is a blue with RGB values 26, 0, 206 and HSL 248°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1A00CE#1A00CE

HEX#1A00CE

RGBrgb(26, 0, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0, 0.8078

RGB percentages10.2%, 0%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(247.6, 100%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 100%, 80.8%)

CMYK87.4%, 100%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,704,142

CSS custom property--colour: #1A00CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.85:1

Contrast with white10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#E5FF31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0047D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0032CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#005578no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 1.2 Blue · ΔE 21.7 Blue violet · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 26.1 Dark blue · ΔE 30.1 Navy · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 1.23, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4CE00

Analogous#004DCE, #8100CE

Triadic#CE1A00, #00CE1A

Split complementary#CE8100, #4DCE00

Tetradic#CE004D, #B4CE00, #00CE81

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A89BFF

Lighter +30%#7B68FF

Lighter +20%#4E35FF

Lighter +10%#2202FF

Darker −10%#14009B

Darker −20%#0D0068

Darker −30%#070035

Darker −40%#000002

More saturated +25%#1A00CE

Less saturated −25%#2D1AB4

Channel breakdown

R26

B206

Red26 (10.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue247.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G 00 · B CE

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