Colour

#1A233E

#1A233E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1A233E is a blue with RGB values 26, 35, 62 and HSL 225°, 41%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1A233E#1A233E

HEX#1A233E

RGBrgb(26, 35, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.1373, 0.2431

RGB percentages10.2%, 13.7%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(225, 40.9%, 17.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 58.1%, 24.3%)

CMYK58.1%, 43.5%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,712,958

CSS custom property--colour: #1A233E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.51:1

Contrast with white15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#E5DCC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#18263Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#15233Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0A292Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.5 Dim grey · ΔE 35.8 Slate grey · ΔE 40.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E351A

Analogous#1A353E, #231A3E

Triadic#3E1A23, #233E1A

Split complementary#3E231A, #353E1A

Tetradic#3E1A35, #3E351A, #1A3E23

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#657CBF

Lighter +30%#4760AA

Lighter +20%#384C86

Lighter +10%#293762

Darker −10%#0B0F1A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0F1E49

Less saturated −25%#252933

Channel breakdown

R26

G35

B62

Red26 (10.2%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)40.91%

Lightness17.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G 23 · B 3E

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