Information about #1A40A8 color

#1A40A8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1A40A8 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(26, 64, 168) — 10.2% red, 25.1% green, 65.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 56 / 41 / 0 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #1A40A8 reads as a strongly colored steel-blue azure and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Egyptian Blue (#1034A6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Elvis (#16489B) and Denim Blue (#2243B6).

In RGB terms — rgb(26, 64, 168) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #1A40A8: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. #1A40A8 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#1A40A8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#1A40A8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#1A40A8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#143386

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Black

#000000

#1A40A8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#3D569C

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Grey

#808080

#1A40A8 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#1A40A8 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#A8821A
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#87A81A
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#A83B1A
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#1A87A8
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#A81A40
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#40A81A
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#821AA8
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#A8821A
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#40A81A
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#A81A87
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#1AA83B
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Nearest named colors to #1A40A8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Egyptian Blue color link
Egyptian Blue

#1034A6

Elvis color link
Elvis

#16489B

Denim Blue color link
Denim Blue

#2243B6

Tory Blue color link
Tory Blue

#1450AA

Persian Blue color link
Persian Blue

#1C39BB

Jayce Blue color link
Jayce Blue

#234E9B

Polynesian Blue color link
Polynesian Blue

#224C98

Fun Blue color link
Fun Blue

#1959A8

Goose Juice Blue color link
Goose Juice Blue

#2B4F9C

Strong Cobalt Blue color link
Strong Cobalt Blue

#003FA8

Cobalt color link
Cobalt

#1E488F

Boeing Blue color link
Boeing Blue

#0039A6

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1A40A8
  • RGB26, 64, 168
  • CMYK56, 41, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(26, 64, 168)
  • HSL224°, 73%, 38%
  • HSL Precise223.944°, 73.196%, 38.039%
  • HSV224°, 85%, 66%
  • HSB224°, 85%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.102, 0.251, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.102, 0.251, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.102, 0.251, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID1A40A8
  • DECIMAL ID1720488
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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