What color is #1A1644?

#1A1644 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A1644?

The RGB value is 26, 22, 68: 26 red, 22 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A1644?

The complementary color is #404416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A1644 color

#1A1644 rgb(26, 22, 68)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A1644 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 8.6% green and 26.7% blue (26, 22, 68).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 51% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.91:1).

#1A1644 color codes

HEX	`#1A1644`
RGB	`rgb(26, 22, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 8.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 51%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 68%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 68%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.64, 17.37, -28.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.64, 33.37, 301.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.756, 1.211, 5.609)`
Decimal	`1709636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A1644, 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 #1A1644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #1A1644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1644; }
.text { color: #1a1644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 22 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1644, #311644); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1A1644?: #1A1644 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A1644?: The RGB value is 26, 22, 68: 26 red, 22 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A1644?: The complementary color is #404416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.