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Recognised as Colour

#1A52CE

  • #1A52CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1A52CE is a blue with RGB values 26, 82, 206 and HSL 221°, 78%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1A52CE#1A52CE
HEX#1A52CE
RGBrgb(26, 82, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.3216, 0.8078
RGB percentages10.2%, 32.2%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(221.3, 77.6%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 87.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK87.4%, 60.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,725,134
CSS custom property--colour: #1A52CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#E5AD31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.2Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE961A
Analogous#1AACCE, #3C1ACE
Triadic#CE1A52, #52CE1A
Split complementary#CE3C1A, #ACCE1A
Tetradic#CE1AAC, #CE961A, #1ACE3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDCFF7
Lighter +30%#90AEF1
Lighter +20%#638DEB
Lighter +10%#356CE6
Darker −10%#1440A1
Darker −20%#0F2E73
Darker −30%#091C46
Darker −40%#030A19
More saturated +25%#0048E8
Less saturated −25%#375DB1

Channel breakdown

R26
G82
B206
Red26 (10.2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue221.33°
Saturation (HSL)77.59%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 52 · B CE

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