#1a72c0 Color Information

#1a72c0 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 #1a72c0. In RGB, it consists of 10.2% Red, 44.7% Green, and 75.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 86.5% Cyan, 40.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 24.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 208.2°, with saturation of 76.1% and lightness of 42.7%. The decimal value for #1a72c0 is 1733312, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3366cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #1a72c0 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#1a72c0 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color26, 114, 192 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color10.2%, 44.7%, 75.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.898, 0.553, 0.247 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.865, 0.406, 0, 0.247 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color208.2°, 76.1%, 42.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color208.2°, 86.5%, 75.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color15.958, 16.060, 52.128 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color26, 84, 192 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1733312 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color47.053, 4.053, -47.747 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)47.053, 47.918, 274.852 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color47.053, -26.533, -72.525 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color40.075, 0.947, -49.070 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.190, 0.191, 16.060 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279923392 / 0xff1a72c0 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#3366cc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #1a72c0

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #1a72c0, its pure hue is 208.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.1%, and its lightness is 42.7%. 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 #1a72c0, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #030e18 to #1764a8.

Tints of #1a72c0

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #1a72c0, its pure hue is 208.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.1%, and its lightness is 42.7%. 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 #1a72c0, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #3784c8 to #e2edf7.

Tones of #1a72c0

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #1a72c0, its pure hue is 208.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.1%, 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 #1a72c0, which range from #6d6d6d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0074da (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #1a72c0

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #1a72c0! For #1a72c0, 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, #1a72c0. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #1a72c0

This color, #1a72c0, consists of 10.2% Red, 44.7% Green, and 75.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 26, Green = 114, Blue = 192. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #1a72c0 is 86.5% Cyan, 40.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 24.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R10.2%
C86.5%
G44.7%
M40.6%
B75.3%
Y0.0%
K24.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 26 114 192
Octal 32 162 300
Hexa #1a #72 #c0
Binary 00011010 01110010 11000000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 86 40 0 24
Octal 126 50 0 30
Hexa #56 #28 #00 #18
Binary 01010110 00101000 00000000 00011000

Analogous Colors of #1a72c0

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #1a72c0 — which has hue 208.2° — its analogous colors are located at 178.2° and 238.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1a72c0.

Triadic Colors of #1a72c0

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 #1a72c0 — which has hue 208.2° — its triadic colors are located at 88.2° and 328.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1a72c0.

Complementary Color of #1a72c0

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #1a72c0 — which has hue 208.2° — its complementary color is located at 28.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1a72c0.

Split Complementary Colors of #1a72c0

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 #1a72c0 — which has hue 208.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 58.2° and 358.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1a72c0.

Tetradic Colors of #1a72c0

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 #1a72c0 — which has hue 208.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 118.2°, 208.2°, 298.2°, and 28.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1a72c0.

Monochromatic Colors of #1a72c0

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #1a72c0, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #14395a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #53a8f4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #1a72c0

We want to make getting started with #1a72c0 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #1a72c0 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #1a72c0 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 #1a72c0 with other HTML elements.

#1a72c0 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #1a72c0.
<span style="color: #1a72c0;">The color of this text is #1a72c0.</span>

#1a72c0 Background Color

The background color for this text is #1a72c0.
<div style="background-color: #1a72c0; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #1a72c0.</div>

#1a72c0 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #1a72c0.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #1a72c0;">This color for the shadow of this text is #1a72c0.</span>

#1a72c0 Border Color

This is a div with border color #1a72c0.
<div style="border: #1a72c0 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #1a72c0.</div>

#1a72c0 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #1a72c0 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #1a72c0; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #1a72c0 on a white background.</div></div>

#1a72c0 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #1a72c0 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #1a72c0; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #1a72c0 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #1a72c0 to White

This is a gradient from #1a72c0 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#1a72c0,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#1a72c0,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#1a72c0,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#1a72c0,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #1a72c0 to white.</div>

Gradient from #1a72c0 to Black

This is a gradient from #1a72c0 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#1a72c0,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#1a72c0,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#1a72c0,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#1a72c0,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #1a72c0 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #1a72c0

In addition to using #1a72c0 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 #1a72c0 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #1a72c0, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 26, Green = 114, Blue = 192). If you need details about the color coordinates of #1a72c0 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 #1a72c0
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(26, 114, 192)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #1a72c0; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #1a72c0; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #1a72c0; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(26, 114, 192);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#1a72c0")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:26, green:114, blue:192, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:26 green:114 blue:192 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(26f, 114f, 192f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(26, 114, 192);
 

#1a72c0 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #1a72c0 the same way. For those with color blindness, #1a72c0 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #1a72c0 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #1a72c0 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 #1a72c0 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 #1a72c0 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

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #1a72c0 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 5.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #1a72c0 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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