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Recognised as Colour

#1A48AE

  • #1A48AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1A48AE is a blue with RGB values 26, 72, 174 and HSL 221°, 74%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1A48AE#1A48AE
HEX#1A48AE
RGBrgb(26, 72, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.2824, 0.6824
RGB percentages10.2%, 28.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(221.4, 74%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 85.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK85.1%, 58.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,722,542
CSS custom property--colour: #1A48AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#E5B751

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006274no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.9Midnight blue · ΔE 21.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE801A
Analogous#1A92AE, #361AAE
Triadic#AE1A48, #48AE1A
Split complementary#AE361A, #92AE1A
Tetradic#AE1A92, #AE801A, #1AAE36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3BBF1
Lighter +30%#769BEB
Lighter +20%#4A7AE4
Lighter +10%#215ADA
Darker −10%#133682
Darker −20%#0D2355
Darker −30%#061129
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#013FC7
Less saturated −25%#335195

Channel breakdown

R26
G72
B174
Red26 (10.2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue221.35°
Saturation (HSL)74%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 48 · B AE

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