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Recognised as Colour

#1A1C5C

  • #1A1C5C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#1A1C5C is a blue with RGB values 26, 28, 92 and HSL 238°, 56%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#1A1C5C#1A1C5C
HEX#1A1C5C
RGBrgb(26, 28, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.1098, 0.3608
RGB percentages10.2%, 11%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(238.2, 55.9%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 71.7%, 36.1%)
CMYK71.7%, 69.6%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,711,196
CSS custom property--colour: #1A1C5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.39:1
Contrast with white15.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#E5E3A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00285Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#00225Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#002D39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.9Indigo · ΔE 33.4Navy · ΔE 36.3Slate blue · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5A1A
Analogous#1A3D5C, #391A5C
Triadic#5C1A1C, #1C5C1A
Split complementary#5C391A, #3D5C1A
Tetradic#5C1A3D, #5C5A1A, #1A5C39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6C70D6
Lighter +30%#4549CA
Lighter +20%#3034AC
Lighter +10%#252884
Darker −10%#0F1034
Darker −20%#04040C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B0E6B
Less saturated −25%#292A4D

Channel breakdown

R26
G28
B92
Red26 (10.2%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue238.18°
Saturation (HSL)55.93%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 1C · B 5C

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