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#1A287C

#1a287c ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#1a287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.2% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.03% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 231.43°, with 65.33% saturation and 29.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.0319

Complementary

  1. #1a287c
  2. #7c6e1a

Split complementary

  1. #1a287c
  2. #7c3d1a
  3. #597c1a

Analogous

  1. #1a597c
  2. #1a287c
  3. #3d1a7c

Triadic

  1. #1a287c
  2. #7c1a28
  3. #287c1a

Tetradic

  1. #1a287c
  2. #6e1a7c
  3. #7c6e1a
  4. #287c1a

Square

  1. #1a287c
  2. #7c1a59
  3. #7c6e1a
  4. #1a7c3d

Monochromatic

  1. #040511
  2. #0d143d
  3. #1a287c
  4. #273cbb
  5. #5467db

Shades

#1a287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1a287c
  2. #172470
  3. #152063
  4. #121c57
  5. #10184a
  6. #0d143e
  7. #0a1032
  8. #080c25
  9. #050819
  10. #03040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#1a287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1a287c
  2. #313e89
  3. #485396
  4. #5f69a3
  5. #767eb0
  6. #8d94be
  7. #a3a9cb
  8. #babfd8
  9. #d1d4e5
  10. #e8eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1a287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1a287c
  2. #24317c
  3. #2e3a7d
  4. #39427d
  5. #434b7e
  6. #4d547e
  7. #575d7e
  8. #61667f
  9. #6c6e7f
  10. #767780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2e59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00377f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00317e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002b7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003764 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1a287c {
  color: #1a287c;
}
Background
.bg-1a287c {
  background-color: #1a287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1a287c {
  border: 2px solid #1a287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1a287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 26 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 65% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1a287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a287c, #3d1a7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1a287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(26 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.32 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.42 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.20 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.60 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.76 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.20 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.13 #e5d783 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#1a287c  rgb(26, 40, 124)  hsl(231, 65%, 29%)  Imperial Blue
#7c6e1a  rgb(124, 110, 26)  hsl(51, 65%, 29%)  Olive
#7c1a28  rgb(124, 26, 40)  hsl(351, 65%, 29%)  Burgundy
#287c1a  rgb(40, 124, 26)  hsl(111, 65%, 29%)  Green