#1a00a5

Color #1a00a5

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 11.54 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#1a00a5

RGB

rgb(26, 0, 165)

HSL

hsl(249.5, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.5, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(84.2%, 100%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(19.78, 57.47, -76.31)

LCH

lch(19.78, 95.53, 306.98)

OKLCH

oklch(33.5%, 0.2203, 269.61)

HWB

hwb(249.5, 0%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ba500

Analogous

#0038a5

#1a00a5

#6d00a5

Triadic

#1a00a5

#a51a00

#00a51a

Split-complementary

#1a00a5

#a56d00

#38a500

Tetradic

#1a00a5

#a5008b

#8ba500

#00a51a

Square

#1a00a5

#a50038

#8ba500

#00a56d

Shades

Color #1a00a5 mixed toward black.

#16008a

#11006e

#0d0053

#090037

#04001c

Tints

Color #1a00a5 mixed toward white.

#2300df

#3e19ff

#6e53ff

#9e8cff

#cfc6ff

Tones

Color #1a00a5 mixed toward gray.

#240e97

#2d1c8a

#36297c

#40376e

#494560

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.59:1

White text reads better on this background (13.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#121191 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#13148c · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#197f7b · ΔE 43

Achromatopsia

#303030 · ΔE 30.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #1a00a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1a00a5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#1a00a5 (#1a00a5) is rgb(26, 0, 165) in RGB.

No, #1a00a5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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