Colour

#1A4079

#1A4079
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#1A4079 is a blue with RGB values 26, 64, 121 and HSL 216°, 65%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#1A4079

RGBrgb(26, 64, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.251, 0.4745

RGB percentages10.2%, 25.1%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(216, 64.6%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216, 78.5%, 47.5%)

CMYK78.5%, 47.1%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,720,441

CSS custom property--colour: #1A4079;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.23:1

Contrast with white10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#E5BF86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#22467Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0E3D78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#004D56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8 Steel blue · ΔE 28.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 29.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 36.8 Slate grey · ΔE 37.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79531A

Analogous#1A6F79, #231A79

Triadic#791A40, #40791A

Split complementary#79231A, #6F791A

Tetradic#791A70, #79531A, #1A7924

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7CA5E3

Lighter +30%#5288DA

Lighter +20%#2C6CCD

Lighter +10%#2356A3

Darker −10%#112A4F

Darker −20%#081425

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#083C8B

Less saturated −25%#2C4467

Channel breakdown

R26

G64

B121

Red26 (10.2%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue216°

Saturation (HSL)64.63%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G 40 · B 79

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