Colour
#1C1A9E
- #1C1A9E
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#1C1A9E is a blue with RGB values 28, 26, 158 and HSL 241°, 72%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#1C1A9E#1C1A9E
HEX#1C1A9E
RGBrgb(28, 26, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.102, 0.6196
RGB percentages11%, 10.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(240.9, 71.7%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.9, 83.5%, 62%)
CMYK82.3%, 83.5%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,841,822
CSS custom property--colour: #1C1A9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.42:1
Contrast with white12.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#E3E561
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C9E1A
Analogous#1A5A9E, #5E1A9E
Triadic#9E1C1A, #1A9E1C
Split complementary#9E5E1A, #5A9E1A
Tetradic#9E1A5A, #9C9E1A, #1A9E5E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R28
G26
B158
Red28 (11%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue240.91°
Saturation (HSL)71.74%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 1A · B 9E
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