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Recognised as Colour

#1A77AA

  • #1A77AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1A77AA is a blue with RGB values 26, 119, 170 and HSL 201°, 73%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1A77AA#1A77AA
HEX#1A77AA
RGBrgb(26, 119, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.4667, 0.6667
RGB percentages10.2%, 46.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(201.3, 73.5%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 84.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK84.7%, 30%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,734,570
CSS custom property--colour: #1A77AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#E58855

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F77ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B6BA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.5Slate grey · ΔE 25.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.3Cadetblue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA4D1A
Analogous#1AAA95, #1A2FAA
Triadic#AA1A77, #77AA1A
Split complementary#AA1A2F, #AA951A
Tetradic#951AAA, #AA4D1A, #2FAA1A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0D4F0
Lighter +30%#73C0EA
Lighter +20%#47ACE3
Lighter +10%#2196D6
Darker −10%#13587E
Darker −20%#0C3952
Darker −30%#061A25
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#017EC3
Less saturated −25%#327092

Channel breakdown

R26
G119
B170
Red26 (10.2%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue201.25°
Saturation (HSL)73.47%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 77 · B AA

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