What color is #1C1CF0?

#1C1CF0 is a vivid blue known as Bluebonnet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bluebonnet?

The RGB value is 28, 28, 240: 28 red, 28 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bluebonnet?

The complementary color is #F0F01C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1CF0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bluebonnet color: hex code #1C1CF0

#1C1CF0 rgb(28, 28, 240)

Shades of blue

Bluebonnet has the hex code #1C1CF0. It is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 11% green and 94.1% blue (28, 28, 240).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 88% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

Bluebonnet (#1C1CF0) color codes

HEX	`#1C1CF0`
RGB	`rgb(28, 28, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 11%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 88%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 88%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 88%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.63, 69.98, -98.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.63, 121.1, 305.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.617, 7.367, 82.967)`
Decimal	`1842416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bluebonnet, 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 #1C1CF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1CF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #1C1CF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1cf0; }
.text { color: #1c1cf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1cf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 28 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1cf0, #861cf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #1C1CF0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1C1CF0?: #1C1CF0 is a vivid blue known as Bluebonnet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bluebonnet?: The RGB value is 28, 28, 240: 28 red, 28 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bluebonnet?: The complementary color is #F0F01C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1CF0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.