Exploring the Color #1A4862

#1A4862 sits at 202° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 58% saturation and 24% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, deep tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 26, 72, 98 produces a 9.78:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #1A4862 is a distant relative of CSS teal — about 69 units away from #008080. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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