What color is #001A4F?

#001A4F is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Dark Soul. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001A4F?

The RGB value is 0, 26, 79: 0 red, 26 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001A4F?

The complementary color is #4F3500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001A4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001A4F color

#001A4F rgb(0, 26, 79)

Shades of black

The hex color #001A4F is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 10.2% green and 31% blue (0, 26, 79).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Soul (#112255), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#001A4F color codes

HEX	`#001A4F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 26, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 10.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 67%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.3, 15.12, -35.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.3, 38.23, 293.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.78, 1.303, 7.553)`
Decimal	`6735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001A4F, 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 #001A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #001A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001a4f; }
.text { color: #001a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 26 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001a4f, #0e004f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #001A4F?: #001A4F is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Dark Soul. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001A4F?: The RGB value is 0, 26, 79: 0 red, 26 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001A4F?: The complementary color is #4F3500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001A4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.