Colour

#1A5EAC

#1A5EAC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#1A5EAC is a blue with RGB values 26, 94, 172 and HSL 212°, 74%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#1A5EAC#1A5EAC

HEX#1A5EAC

RGBrgb(26, 94, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.3686, 0.6745

RGB percentages10.2%, 36.9%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(212.1, 73.7%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 84.9%, 67.5%)

CMYK84.9%, 45.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,728,172

CSS custom property--colour: #1A5EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#E5A153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3465AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1258AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00717Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1 Steel blue · ΔE 23.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.1 Royal blue · ΔE 26.1 Slate blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC681A

Analogous#1AA7AC, #1F1AAC

Triadic#AC1A5E, #5EAC1A

Split complementary#AC1F1A, #A7AC1A

Tetradic#AC1AA7, #AC681A, #1AAC1F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1C6F1

Lighter +30%#75ABEA

Lighter +20%#4991E3

Lighter +10%#2176D8

Darker −10%#134680

Darker −20%#0D2E53

Darker −30%#061527

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#015CC5

Less saturated −25%#336093

Channel breakdown

R26

G94

B172

Red26 (10.2%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue212.05°

Saturation (HSL)73.74%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G 5E · B AC

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