What color is #1A1753?

#1A1753 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A1753?

The RGB value is 26, 23, 83: 26 red, 23 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A1753?

The complementary color is #505317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1753?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A1753 color

#1A1753 rgb(26, 23, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1A1753 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 9% green and 32.5% blue (26, 23, 83).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 57% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#1A1753 color codes

HEX	`#1A1753`
RGB	`rgb(26, 23, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 57%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 72%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 72%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.33, 22.37, -36.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.33, 42.47, 301.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.293, 1.457, 8.342)`
Decimal	`1709907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A1753, 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 #1A1753	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1753 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #1A1753 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1753; }
.text { color: #1a1753; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1753; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 23 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1753, #381753); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #1A1753?: #1A1753 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A1753?: The RGB value is 26, 23, 83: 26 red, 23 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A1753?: The complementary color is #505317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1753?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.