What color is #1A3F73?

#1A3F73 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A3F73?

The RGB value is 26, 63, 115: 26 red, 63 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A3F73?

The complementary color is #734E1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A3F73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A3F73 color

#1A3F73 rgb(26, 63, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1A3F73 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 24.7% green and 45.1% blue (26, 63, 115).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 63% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Aegean Blue (#1B416F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#1A3F73 color codes

HEX	`#1A3F73`
RGB	`rgb(26, 63, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 24.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 63%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 77%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 45%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.77, 6.64, -33.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.77, 34.4, 281.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.297, 5.012, 16.905)`
Decimal	`1720179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A3F73, 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 #1A3F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A3F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #1A3F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a3f73; }
.text { color: #1a3f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a3f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 63 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a3f73, #221a73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #1A3F73?: #1A3F73 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A3F73?: The RGB value is 26, 63, 115: 26 red, 63 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A3F73?: The complementary color is #734E1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A3F73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.