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Recognised as Colour

#1A2252

  • #1A2252
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#1A2252 is a blue with RGB values 26, 34, 82 and HSL 231°, 52%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#1A2252#1A2252
HEX#1A2252
RGBrgb(26, 34, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.1333, 0.3216
RGB percentages10.2%, 13.3%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(231.4, 51.9%, 21.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 68.3%, 32.2%)
CMYK68.3%, 58.5%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,712,722
CSS custom property--colour: #1A2252;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.06:1
Contrast with white15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#E5DDAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#042954no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002451no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#002D36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.8Midnight blue · ΔE 26Black · ΔE 36.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.4Steel blue · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#524A1A
Analogous#1A3E52, #2E1A52
Triadic#521A22, #22521A
Split complementary#522E1A, #3E521A
Tetradic#521A3E, #524A1A, #1A522E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6977CF
Lighter +30%#4254C3
Lighter +20%#33429F
Lighter +10%#263279
Darker −10%#0E122B
Darker −20%#010205
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D1860
Less saturated −25%#282C45

Channel breakdown

R26
G34
B82
Red26 (10.2%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)51.85%
Lightness21.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 22 · B 52

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