Colour

#1A3CEA

#1A3CEA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1A3CEA is a blue with RGB values 26, 60, 234 and HSL 230°, 83%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1A3CEA

RGBrgb(26, 60, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.2353, 0.9176

RGB percentages10.2%, 23.5%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(230.2, 83.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 88.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK88.9%, 74.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,719,530

CSS custom property--colour: #1A3CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1

Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#E5C315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18 Blue violet · ΔE 21.9 Dark violet · ΔE 29.1 Dark blue · ΔE 29.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAC81A

Analogous#1AA4EA, #601AEA

Triadic#EA1A3C, #3CEA1A

Split complementary#EA601A, #A4EA1A

Tetradic#EA1AA4, #EAC81A, #1AEA60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5DBFB

Lighter +30%#A6B3F7

Lighter +20%#778CF3

Lighter +10%#4964EE

Darker −10%#122EBF

Darker −20%#0D2391

Darker −30%#091862

Darker −40%#050C33

More saturated +25%#052EFF

Less saturated −25%#3951CB

Channel breakdown

R26

G60

B234

Red26 (10.2%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue230.19°

Saturation (HSL)83.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G 3C · B EA

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