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Recognised as Colour

#1A5EB6

  • #1A5EB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#1A5EB6 is a blue with RGB values 26, 94, 182 and HSL 214°, 75%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#1A5EB6#1A5EB6
HEX#1A5EB6
RGBrgb(26, 94, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.3686, 0.7137
RGB percentages10.2%, 36.9%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(213.8, 75%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 85.7%, 71.4%)
CMYK85.7%, 48.4%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,728,182
CSS custom property--colour: #1A5EB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#E5A149

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A67B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#007381no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3Royal blue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6721A
Analogous#1AACB6, #241AB6
Triadic#B61A5E, #5EB61A
Split complementary#B6241A, #ACB61A
Tetradic#B61AAC, #B6721A, #1AB624

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9C9F3
Lighter +30%#7DADEC
Lighter +20%#5091E6
Lighter +10%#2375E0
Darker −10%#144789
Darker −20%#0D305D
Darker −30%#071930
Darker −40%#000203
More saturated +25%#005BD0
Less saturated −25%#34619C

Channel breakdown

R26
G94
B182
Red26 (10.2%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue213.85°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 5E · B B6

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