Information about #1A2F42 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#1A2F42 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(26, 47, 66) — 10.2% red, 18.4% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 7 / 0 / 74. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #1A2F42 reads as a pleasantly vivid azure and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Billabong (#173141). Slightly further away sit Yankees Blue (#1C2841) and Regatta (#192C49).

In RGB terms — rgb(26, 47, 66) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 13.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #1A2F42 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#1A2F42 color variations

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#1A2F42 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #1A2F42

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

Billabong color link
Billabong

#173141

Yankees Blue color link
Yankees Blue

#1C2841

Regatta color link
Regatta

#192C49

Crescendo color link
Crescendo

#222F44

Coast color link
Coast

#243442

ORPIN BLUE color link
ORPIN BLUE

#122B4A

Nordic color link
Nordic

#1D393C

Allegro color link
Allegro

#242E3B

Elephant color link
Elephant

#243640

Blue Night color link
Blue Night

#1F263B

#1A2F42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1A2F42
  • RGB26, 47, 66
  • CMYK16, 7, 0, 74
  • HSL209°, 43%, 18%
  • HSL Precise208.5°, 43.478%, 18.039%
  • HSV209°, 61%, 26%
  • HSB209°, 61%, 26%
  • HEX ID1A2F42
  • DECIMAL ID1716034
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
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