#1a236c Color Information

#1a236c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #1a236c. In RGB, it consists of 10.2% Red, 13.7% Green, and 42.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 75.9% Cyan, 67.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 57.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 233.4°, with saturation of 61.2% and lightness of 26.3%. The decimal value for #1a236c is 1713004, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #1a236c is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#1a236c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color26, 35, 108 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color10.2%, 13.7%, 42.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.898, 0.863, 0.576 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.759, 0.676, 0, 0.576 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color233.4°, 61.2%, 26.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color233.4°, 75.9%, 42.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color3.734, 2.504, 14.474 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color26, 34, 108 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1713004 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color17.938, 23.684, -43.557 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)17.938, 49.580, 298.535 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color17.938, -5.027, -47.175 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color15.825, 14.421, -43.150 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.180, 0.121, 2.504 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279903084 / 0xff1a236c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333366 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #1a236c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #1a236c, its pure hue is 233.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.2%, and its lightness is 26.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #1a236c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #03040e to #171f5f.

Tints of #1a236c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #1a236c, its pure hue is 233.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.2%, and its lightness is 26.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #1a236c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #373f7e to #e2e4ed.

Tones of #1a236c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #1a236c, its pure hue is 233.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #1a236c, which range from #434343 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #000f86 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #1a236c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #1a236c! For #1a236c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #1a236c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #1a236c

This color, #1a236c, consists of 10.2% Red, 13.7% Green, and 42.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 26, Green = 35, Blue = 108. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #1a236c is 75.9% Cyan, 67.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 57.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R10.2%
C75.9%
G13.7%
M67.6%
B42.4%
Y0.0%
K57.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 26 35 108
Octal 32 43 154
Hexa #1a #23 #6c
Binary 00011010 00100011 01101100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 75 67 0 57
Octal 113 103 0 71
Hexa #4b #43 #00 #39
Binary 01001011 01000011 00000000 00111001

Analogous Colors of #1a236c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #1a236c — which has hue 233.4° — its analogous colors are located at 203.4° and 263.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1a236c.

Triadic Colors of #1a236c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #1a236c — which has hue 233.4° — its triadic colors are located at 113.4° and 353.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1a236c.

Complementary Color of #1a236c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #1a236c — which has hue 233.4° — its complementary color is located at 53.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1a236c.

Split Complementary Colors of #1a236c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #1a236c — which has hue 233.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 23.4° and 233.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1a236c.

Tetradic Colors of #1a236c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #1a236c — which has hue 233.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 143.4°, 233.4°, 323.4°, and 53.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1a236c.

Monochromatic Colors of #1a236c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #1a236c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #141730 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #1425b6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #1a236c

We want to make getting started with #1a236c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #1a236c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #1a236c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #1a236c with other HTML elements.

#1a236c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #1a236c.
<span style="color: #1a236c;">The color of this text is #1a236c.</span>

#1a236c Background Color

The background color for this text is #1a236c.
<div style="background-color: #1a236c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #1a236c.</div>

#1a236c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #1a236c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #1a236c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #1a236c.</span>

#1a236c Border Color

This is a div with border color #1a236c.
<div style="border: #1a236c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #1a236c.</div>

#1a236c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #1a236c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #1a236c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #1a236c on a white background.</div></div>

#1a236c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #1a236c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #1a236c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #1a236c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #1a236c to White

This is a gradient from #1a236c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#1a236c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#1a236c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#1a236c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#1a236c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #1a236c to white.</div>

Gradient from #1a236c to Black

This is a gradient from #1a236c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#1a236c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#1a236c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#1a236c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#1a236c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #1a236c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #1a236c

In addition to using #1a236c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #1a236c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #1a236c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 26, Green = 35, Blue = 108). If you need details about the color coordinates of #1a236c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #1a236c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(26, 35, 108)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #1a236c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #1a236c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #1a236c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(26, 35, 108);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#1a236c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:26, green:35, blue:108, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:26 green:35 blue:108 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(26f, 35f, 108f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(26, 35, 108);
 

#1a236c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #1a236c the same way. For those with color blindness, #1a236c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #1a236c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #1a236c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #1a236c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #1a236c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #1a236c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 14.0:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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