#1A499D#1A499D

#1A499D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.146 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#1A499D
RGB	rgb(26, 73, 157)
HSL	hsl(218, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(218, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.4%, 53.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.74, 16.90, -50.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.74, 52.88, 288.63°)
OKLab	oklab(42.59% -0.0229 -0.1445)
OKLCH	oklch(42.59% 0.146 261)
XYZ	xyz(8.8921, 7.4179, 32.8549)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#1A499D #9D6E1A

analogous

#1A8A9D #1A499D #2C1A9D

triadic

#1A499D #9D1A49 #499D1A

tetradic

#1A499D #9D1A8A #9D6E1A #1A9D2C

square

#1A499D #9D1A8A #9D6E1A #1A9D2C

split-complementary

#1A499D #9D2C1A #8A9D1A

monochromatic

#091834 #113168 #1A499D #2361D2 #4F84E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#1A499D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#1A499D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #1A499D

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##1A499D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##1A499D	1.00	8.45	2.48	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0953A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00479B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #1a499d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(26, 73, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.146 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e7bbb',
    500: '#1a499d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #1a499d;
$custom-light: #6e7bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#1a499d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 26,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.473,
    "s": 71.585,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42587,
    "c": 0.14631,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.07419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#1A499D

secondary

#C49A4E

accent

#AD39EE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#080912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #1A499D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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