Recognised as Colour

#1A232E

#1A232E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1A232E is a blue with RGB values 26, 35, 46 and HSL 213°, 28%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1A232E#1A232E

HEX#1A232E

RGBrgb(26, 35, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.1373, 0.1804

RGB percentages10.2%, 13.7%, 18%

HSLhsl(213, 27.8%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213, 43.5%, 18%)

CMYK43.5%, 23.9%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,712,942

CSS custom property--colour: #1A232E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.86:1

Contrast with white15.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#E5DCD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F232Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D212Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#142527no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Dim grey · ΔE 32.2 Slate grey · ΔE 39.6 Gray · ΔE 41.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 42.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E251A

Analogous#1A2D2E, #1B1A2E

Triadic#2E1A23, #232E1A

Split complementary#2E1B1A, #2D2E1A

Tetradic#2E1A2D, #2E251A, #1A2E1B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6A87AB

Lighter +30%#516D90

Lighter +20%#3F556F

Lighter +10%#2C3C4F

Darker −10%#080A0D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#112237

Less saturated −25%#232425

Channel breakdown

R26

G35

B46

Red26 (10.2%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue213°

Saturation (HSL)27.78%

Lightness14.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G 23 · B 2E

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Colour harmonies

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