Information about Bluish Black color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #1A1A1D carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Eerie Black (#1B1B1B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cyanish Black (#1A1D1D) and Magentaish Black (#1D1A1D).
The recipe behind #1A1A1D is rgb(26, 26, 29), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #1A1A1D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:89) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. The name "Bluish Black" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Bluish Black color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Bluish Black color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Bluish Black color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Bluish Black color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Bluish Black color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Bluish Black 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Bluish Black color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Bluish Black
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#1B1B1B
#1A1D1D
#1D1A1D
#1C1C1E
#1C1D1F
#1A1D1A
#1D1A1A
#1D1C1A
#1D1D1A
#181A18
#16161D
#181818
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#1A1A1D
- RGB26, 26, 29
- CMYK1, 1, 0, 89
- CSSrgb(26, 26, 29)
- HSL240°, 5%, 11%
- HSL Precise240°, 5.455%, 10.784%
- HSV240°, 10%, 11%
- HSB240°, 10%, 11%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.102
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.102
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
- GLSLvec3(0.102, 0.102, 0.114)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.102, 0.102, 0.114, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.102, 0.102, 0.114)
- Percentage of Red in RGB10.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB10.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID1A1A1D
- DECIMAL ID1710621
- Name Length12
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