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Recognised as Colour

#1A5EA2

  • #1A5EA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1A5EA2 is a blue with RGB values 26, 94, 162 and HSL 210°, 72%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1A5EA2#1A5EA2
HEX#1A5EA2
RGBrgb(26, 94, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.3686, 0.6353
RGB percentages10.2%, 36.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(210, 72.3%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 84%, 63.5%)
CMYK84%, 42%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,728,162
CSS custom property--colour: #1A5EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#E5A15D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C63A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2457A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.4Royal blue · ΔE 32.3Slate blue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A25E1A
Analogous#1AA2A2, #1A1AA2
Triadic#A21A5E, #5EA21A
Split complementary#A21A1A, #A2A21A
Tetradic#A21AA2, #A25E1A, #1AA21A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99C4EF
Lighter +30%#6DABE8
Lighter +20%#4191E1
Lighter +10%#2177CE
Darker −10%#134576
Darker −20%#0C2B4A
Darker −30%#05111E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#025EBA
Less saturated −25%#315E8B

Channel breakdown

R26
G94
B162
Red26 (10.2%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)72.34%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 5E · B A2

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