Recognised as Colour
#1A22B2
- #1A22B2
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#1A22B2 is a blue with RGB values 26, 34, 178 and HSL 237°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#1A22B2#1A22B2
HEX#1A22B2
RGBrgb(26, 34, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.1333, 0.698
RGB percentages10.2%, 13.3%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(236.8, 74.5%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 85.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK85.4%, 80.9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,712,818
CSS custom property--colour: #1A22B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#E5DD4D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2AA1A
Analogous#1A6EB2, #5E1AB2
Triadic#B21A22, #22B21A
Split complementary#B25E1A, #6EB21A
Tetradic#B21A6E, #B2AA1A, #1AB25E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R26
G34
B178
Red26 (10.2%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue236.84°
Saturation (HSL)74.51%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 22 · B B2
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