What color is #1A4157?

#1A4157 is a dark, moderate azure known as Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Capital Blue?

The RGB value is 26, 65, 87: 26 red, 65 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Capital Blue?

The complementary color is #57301A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A4157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Capital Blue color: hex code #1A4157

#1A4157 rgb(26, 65, 87)

Shades of blue

Capital Blue has the hex code #1A4157. It is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 25.5% green and 34.1% blue (26, 65, 87).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 54% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

Capital Blue (#1A4157) color codes

HEX	`#1A4157`
RGB	`rgb(26, 65, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 25.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 54%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 70%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 25%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.83, -5.85, -17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.83, 18.2, 251.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.036, 4.688, 9.707)`
Decimal	`1720663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Capital Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1A4157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A4157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1A4157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a4157; }
.text { color: #1a4157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a4157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 65 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a4157, #1a2357); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #1A4157 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1A4157?: #1A4157 is a dark, moderate azure known as Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Capital Blue?: The RGB value is 26, 65, 87: 26 red, 65 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Capital Blue?: The complementary color is #57301A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A4157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.