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Recognised as Colour

#1A2E8D

  • #1A2E8D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#1A2E8D is a blue with RGB values 26, 46, 141 and HSL 230°, 69%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#1A2E8D#1A2E8D
HEX#1A2E8D
RGBrgb(26, 46, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.1804, 0.5529
RGB percentages10.2%, 18%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(229.6, 68.9%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 81.6%, 55.3%)
CMYK81.6%, 67.4%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,715,853
CSS custom property--colour: #1A2E8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#E5D172

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003F90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#00348Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004859no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Indigo · ΔE 23Navy · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D791A
Analogous#1A678D, #401A8D
Triadic#8D1A2E, #2E8D1A
Split complementary#8D401A, #678D1A
Tetradic#8D1A67, #8D791A, #1A8D40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8A9AE9
Lighter +30%#5F75E1
Lighter +20%#3450D9
Lighter +10%#223CB8
Darker −10%#122062
Darker −20%#0A1237
Darker −30%#02040C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0520A2
Less saturated −25%#2F3C78

Channel breakdown

R26
G46
B141
Red26 (10.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue229.57°
Saturation (HSL)68.86%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 2E · B 8D

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