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Recognised as Colour

#1A4EC3

  • #1A4EC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1A4EC3 is a blue with RGB values 26, 78, 195 and HSL 222°, 76%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1A4EC3#1A4EC3
HEX#1A4EC3
RGBrgb(26, 78, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.3059, 0.7647
RGB percentages10.2%, 30.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(221.5, 76.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 86.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK86.7%, 60%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,724,099
CSS custom property--colour: #1A4EC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#E5B13C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006C81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 13.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C38F1A
Analogous#1AA3C3, #3B1AC3
Triadic#C31A4E, #4EC31A
Split complementary#C33B1A, #A3C31A
Tetradic#C31AA3, #C38F1A, #1AC33B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4C8F5
Lighter +30%#87A7EF
Lighter +20%#5A86E9
Lighter +10%#2D65E3
Darker −10%#143C96
Darker −20%#0E2A69
Darker −30%#08183C
Darker −40%#02060F
More saturated +25%#0044DD
Less saturated −25%#3659A7

Channel breakdown

R26
G78
B195
Red26 (10.2%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 4E · B C3

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