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Colour

#1A1A7E

  • #1A1A7E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#1A1A7E is a blue with RGB values 26, 26, 126 and HSL 240°, 66%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#1A1A7E#1A1A7E
HEX#1A1A7E
RGBrgb(26, 26, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.102, 0.4941
RGB percentages10.2%, 10.2%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(240, 65.8%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 79.4%, 49.4%)
CMYK79.4%, 79.4%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,710,718
CSS custom property--colour: #1A1A7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.07:1
Contrast with white14.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#E5E581

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003081no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#00267Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#00384Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 7.6Navy · ΔE 15.4Indigo · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.5Dark blue · ΔE 19.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 7.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E7E1A
Analogous#1A4C7E, #4C1A7E
Triadic#7E1A1A, #1A7E1A
Split complementary#7E4C1A, #4C7E1A
Tetradic#7E1A4C, #7E7E1A, #1A7E4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7F7FE5
Lighter +30%#5555DC
Lighter +20%#2B2BD3
Lighter +10%#2323A8
Darker −10%#111154
Darker −20%#090929
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#070791
Less saturated −25%#2D2D6B

Channel breakdown

R26
G26
B126
Red26 (10.2%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)65.79%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 1A · B 7E

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