What color is #1B416F?

#1B416F is a dark, moderate azure known as Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Aegean Blue?

The RGB value is 27, 65, 111: 27 red, 65 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Aegean Blue?

The complementary color is #6F491B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B416F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Aegean Blue color: hex code #1B416F

#1B416F rgb(27, 65, 111)

Shades of blue

Aegean Blue has the hex code #1B416F. It is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 25.5% green and 43.5% blue (27, 65, 111).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 61% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

Aegean Blue (#1B416F) color codes

HEX	`#1B416F`
RGB	`rgb(27, 65, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 25.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 61%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 76%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 41%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.19, 3.79, -30.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.19, 30.78, 277.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.21, 5.161, 15.757)`
Decimal	`1786223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Aegean Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1B416F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B416F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1B416F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b416f; }
.text { color: #1b416f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b416f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 65 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b416f, #1f1b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

See #1B416F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1B416F?: #1B416F is a dark, moderate azure known as Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Aegean Blue?: The RGB value is 27, 65, 111: 27 red, 65 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Aegean Blue?: The complementary color is #6F491B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B416F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.