Recognised as Colour

#1A1855

#1A1855
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#1A1855 is a blue with RGB values 26, 24, 85 and HSL 242°, 56%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1A1855

RGBrgb(26, 24, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.0941, 0.3333

RGB percentages10.2%, 9.4%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(242, 56%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242, 71.8%, 33.3%)

CMYK69.4%, 71.8%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,710,165

CSS custom property--colour: #1A1855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.08:1

Contrast with white16.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#E5E7AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002457no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#001F54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#002834no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 16.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.5 Indigo · ΔE 34.5 Navy · ΔE 37.6 Purple · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#535518

Analogous#183555, #381855

Triadic#551A18, #18551A

Split complementary#553818, #355518

Tetradic#551835, #535518, #185539

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6965D4

Lighter +30%#423EC8

Lighter +20%#322EA5

Lighter +10%#26237D

Darker −10%#0E0D2D

Darker −20%#020205

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0D0A63

Less saturated −25%#272647

Channel breakdown

R26

G24

B85

Red26 (10.2%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue241.97°

Saturation (HSL)55.96%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G 18 · B 55

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