Recognised as Colour

#1A4BD3

#1A4BD3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#1A4BD3 is a blue with RGB values 26, 75, 211 and HSL 224°, 78%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1A4BD3#1A4BD3

HEX#1A4BD3

RGBrgb(26, 75, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.2941, 0.8275

RGB percentages10.2%, 29.4%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(224.1, 78.1%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 87.7%, 82.7%)

CMYK87.7%, 64.5%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,723,347

CSS custom property--colour: #1A4BD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1

Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#E5B42C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#007088no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2 Slate blue · ΔE 17.7 Dark blue · ΔE 27.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.8 Navy · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3A21A

Analogous#1AA7D3, #461AD3

Triadic#D31A4B, #4BD31A

Split complementary#D3461A, #A7D31A

Tetradic#D31AA7, #D3A21A, #1AD346

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2D0F7

Lighter +30%#94ADF2

Lighter +20%#678AEC

Lighter +10%#3967E7

Darker −10%#143BA6

Darker −20%#0F2B78

Darker −30%#091B4B

Darker −40%#040A1D

More saturated +25%#003FED

Less saturated −25%#3859B5

Channel breakdown

R26

G75

B211

Red26 (10.2%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue224.11°

Saturation (HSL)78.06%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G 4B · B D3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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