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Recognised as Colour

#1A5CC6

  • #1A5CC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1A5CC6 is a blue with RGB values 26, 92, 198 and HSL 217°, 77%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1A5CC6#1A5CC6
HEX#1A5CC6
RGBrgb(26, 92, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.3608, 0.7765
RGB percentages10.2%, 36.1%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(217, 76.8%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 86.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK86.9%, 53.5%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,727,686
CSS custom property--colour: #1A5CC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#E5A339

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007688no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6841A
Analogous#1AB2C6, #2E1AC6
Triadic#C61A5C, #5CC61A
Split complementary#C62E1A, #B2C61A
Tetradic#C61AB2, #C6841A, #1AC62E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7CFF5
Lighter +30%#89B1F0
Lighter +20%#5C93EA
Lighter +10%#2F75E4
Darker −10%#144799
Darker −20%#0E326C
Darker −30%#081D3F
Darker −40%#020812
More saturated +25%#0056E0
Less saturated −25%#3663AA

Channel breakdown

R26
G92
B198
Red26 (10.2%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue216.98°
Saturation (HSL)76.79%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 5C · B C6

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