#1a40ff

Color #1a40ff

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 17.55 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#1a40ff

RGB

rgb(26, 64, 255)

HSL

hsl(230, 100%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 89.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(89.8%, 74.9%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(39.75, 58.57, -95.42)

LCH

lch(39.75, 111.96, 301.54)

OKLCH

oklch(50.5%, 0.2776, 265.56)

HWB

hwb(230, 10.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffd91a

Analogous

#1ab3ff

#1a40ff

#661aff

Triadic

#1a40ff

#ff1a40

#40ff1a

Split-complementary

#1a40ff

#ff661a

#b3ff1a

Tetradic

#1a40ff

#d91aff

#ffd91a

#40ff1a

Square

#1a40ff

#ff1ab3

#ffd91a

#1aff66

Shades

Color #1a40ff mixed toward black.

#0027ea

#001fbb

#00178d

#00105e

#00082f

Tints

Color #1a40ff mixed toward white.

#4060ff

#6680ff

#8da0ff

#b3bfff

#d9dfff

Tones

Color #1a40ff mixed toward gray.

#2d4dec

#405ad9

#5366c6

#6673b3

#7980a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.22:1

White text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f2fe3 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#2c29dc · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#1dcac4 · ΔE 51.2

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 31.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #1a40ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1a40ff]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#1a40ff (#1a40ff) is rgb(26, 64, 255) in RGB.

No, #1a40ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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