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Recognised as Colour

#1A7EBB

  • #1A7EBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1A7EBB is a blue with RGB values 26, 126, 187 and HSL 203°, 76%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1A7EBB#1A7EBB
HEX#1A7EBB
RGBrgb(26, 126, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.4941, 0.7333
RGB percentages10.2%, 49.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(202.7, 75.6%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 86.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK86.1%, 32.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,736,379
CSS custom property--colour: #1A7EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#E58144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6180BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B72BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008D94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2Slate grey · ΔE 29.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB571A
Analogous#1ABBA7, #1A2EBB
Triadic#BB1A7E, #7EBB1A
Split complementary#BB1A2E, #BBA71A
Tetradic#A71ABB, #BB571A, #2EBB1A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADD9F4
Lighter +30%#81C4ED
Lighter +20%#54AFE7
Lighter +10%#279BE1
Darker −10%#14608E
Darker −20%#0E4261
Darker −30%#072335
Darker −40%#010508
More saturated +25%#0084D5
Less saturated −25%#3578A0

Channel breakdown

R26
G126
B187
Red26 (10.2%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue202.73°
Saturation (HSL)75.59%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 7E · B BB

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