What color is #1A204A?

#1A204A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A204A?

The RGB value is 26, 32, 74: 26 red, 32 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A204A?

The complementary color is #4A441A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A204A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A204A color

#1A204A rgb(26, 32, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1A204A is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 12.5% green and 29% blue (26, 32, 74).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 48% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#1A204A color codes

HEX	`#1A204A`
RGB	`rgb(26, 32, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 12.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 48%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 65%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 57%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.1, 12.29, -27.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.1, 29.72, 294.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.178, 1.747, 6.7)`
Decimal	`1712202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A204A, 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 #1A204A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A204A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #1A204A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a204a; }
.text { color: #1a204a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a204a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 32 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a204a, #2c1a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1A204A?: #1A204A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A204A?: The RGB value is 26, 32, 74: 26 red, 32 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A204A?: The complementary color is #4A441A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A204A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.