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Recognised as Colour

#1A8DD2

  • #1A8DD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1A8DD2 is a blue with RGB values 26, 141, 210 and HSL 203°, 78%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1A8DD2#1A8DD2
HEX#1A8DD2
RGBrgb(26, 141, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.5529, 0.8235
RGB percentages10.2%, 55.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(202.5, 78%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 87.6%, 82.4%)
CMYK87.6%, 32.9%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,740,242
CSS custom property--colour: #1A8DD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#E5722D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8FD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#537FD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009EA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D25F1A
Analogous#1AD2BB, #1A31D2
Triadic#D21A8D, #8DD21A
Split complementary#D21A31, #D2BB1A
Tetradic#BB1AD2, #D25F1A, #31D21A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1E3F7
Lighter +30%#93CEF2
Lighter +20%#66BAEC
Lighter +10%#39A5E6
Darker −10%#146FA5
Darker −20%#0F5077
Darker −30%#09324A
Darker −40%#04131C
More saturated +25%#0093EC
Less saturated −25%#3786B4

Channel breakdown

R26
G141
B210
Red26 (10.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)77.97%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 8D · B D2

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