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Recognised as Colour

#1A252D

  • #1A252D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#1A252D is a blue with RGB values 26, 37, 45 and HSL 205°, 27%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1A252D#1A252D
HEX#1A252D
RGBrgb(26, 37, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.1451, 0.1765
RGB percentages10.2%, 14.5%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(205.3, 26.8%, 13.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 42.2%, 17.6%)
CMYK42.2%, 17.8%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,713,453
CSS custom property--colour: #1A252D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.6:1
Contrast with white15.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#E5DAD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#22252Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F232Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#142728no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9Dim grey · ΔE 31.2Slate grey · ΔE 39Gray · ΔE 40.2Light slate grey · ΔE 42.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D221A
Analogous#1A2D2C, #1A1B2D
Triadic#2D1A25, #252D1A
Split complementary#2D1A1B, #2D2C1A
Tetradic#2C1A2D, #2D221A, #1B2D1A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6A8EA9
Lighter +30%#52758E
Lighter +20%#3F5A6E
Lighter +10%#2D404D
Darker −10%#070A0D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#112636
Less saturated −25%#232424

Channel breakdown

R26
G37
B45
Red26 (10.2%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue205.26°
Saturation (HSL)26.76%
Lightness13.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 25 · B 2D

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