Color

#1A84E8

Vivid cool blue. Nearest reference color: Bleu de France.

RGB

0–255

132

232

CMYK

0–100%

88.79%

43.1%

9.02%

RGB describes how #1A84E8 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 26, green 132 and blue 232.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 88.79%, magenta 43.1%, yellow 0% and black 9.02%.

HSL values

H 209.13° S 81.75% L 50.59%

In the HSL color model, #1A84E8 has a hue of 209.13°, 81.75% saturation and 50.59% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#1A84E8 is a medium, cool blue with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #1A84E8 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #1A84E8

RGB rgb(26, 132, 232)

HSL hsl(209.13 81.75% 50.59%)

OKLCH oklch(0.610303 0.175395 252.6567)

CSS --color: #1A84E8;

Tints of #1A84E8

Tints are lighter variations of #1A84E8. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E3F0FF #B3D6FF #81BCFF #47A0FF #1A84E8

Shades of #1A84E8

Shades are darker variations of #1A84E8. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#1A84E8 #0060B0 #003E77 #002042 #000613

Tones of #1A84E8

Tones reduce the chroma of #1A84E8, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#1A84E8 #3E86D3 #5586BE #6886A9 #788593

Tonal range of #1A84E8

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #1A84E8 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E3F0FF #B3D6FF #81BCFF #47A0FF #1A84E8 #0060B0 #003E77 #002042 #000613

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E3F0FF;
    --color-200: #B3D6FF;
    --color-300: #81BCFF;
    --color-400: #47A0FF;
    --color-500: #1A84E8;
    --color-600: #0060B0;
    --color-700: #003E77;
    --color-800: #002042;
    --color-900: #000613;
}

Colors that go with #1A84E8

Color harmonies for #1A84E8 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#1A84E8 #B27400

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#0091B4 #1A84E8 #7770E7

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#1A84E8 #D74B65 #589700

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#1A84E8 #D55611 #928500

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#1A84E8 #C7509F #B27400 #009B6B

CSS gradients with #1A84E8

These gradients show how #1A84E8 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#1A84E8 #61A4F0 #97C3F7 #CBE1FC #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #1A84E8, #61A4F0, #97C3F7, #CBE1FC, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#1A84E8 #0E589E #042F59 #010C1D #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #1A84E8, #0E589E, #042F59, #010C1D, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#1A84E8 #9069D8 #BF599C #CA5C52 #B27400

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #1A84E8, #9069D8, #BF599C, #CA5C52, #B27400);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #1A84E8. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

3.81:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

5.51:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.2255 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #1A84E8 as the background.

background-color: #1A84E8;
color: #000000;

Using #1A84E8 in design

See how #1A84E8 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#1A84E8 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #1A84E8 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#B3D6FF

#1A84E8

#002042

Colors similar to #1A84E8

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #1A84E8, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#439EFF #006CC5 #0083EE #3D86D4 #008BD3 #477DEB #0097E6 #3C71DD

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #1A84E8 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #4F8CEC Deuteranopia #257AE6 Tritanopia #009CAB

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #1A84E8 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 23.2372
Y: 22.5453
Z: 79.4552

CIELAB

L*: 54.6009
a*: 8.3313
b*: -58.3345

OKLab

L: 0.610303
a: -0.052285
b: -0.167421

OKLCH

L: 0.610303
C: 0.175395
H: 252.6567°