#1a162a

Color #1a162a

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.41 Nearest Tailwind class slate-900 #0f172b · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#1a162a

RGB

rgb(26, 22, 42)

HSL

hsl(252, 31.3%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 47.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.1%, 47.6%, 0%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(8.66, 7.85, -12.9)

LCH

lch(8.66, 15.1, 301.32)

OKLCH

oklch(21.6%, 0.0388, 292.08)

HWB

hwb(252, 8.6%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#262a16

Analogous

#161c2a

#1a162a

#24162a

Triadic

#1a162a

#2a1a16

#162a1a

Split-complementary

#1a162a

#2a2416

#1c2a16

Tetradic

#1a162a

#2a1626

#262a16

#162a1a

Square

#1a162a

#2a161c

#262a16

#162a24

Shades

Color #1a162a mixed toward black.

#161223

#110f1c

#0d0b15

#09070e

#040407

Tints

Color #1a162a mixed toward white.

#382f5b

#56498c

#7a6db2

#a79dcc

#d3cee5

Tones

Color #1a162a mixed toward gray.

#1b1828

#1c1927

#1d1b25

#1e1d23

#1f1e22

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.19:1

White text reads better on this background (17.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#181826 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#191925 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#1a2322 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#191919 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1a162a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1a162a]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#1a162a (#1a162a) is rgb(26, 22, 42) in RGB.

No, #1a162a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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