What color is #1C1E4D?

#1C1E4D is a dark, desaturated blue known as Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fly-by-Night?

The RGB value is 28, 30, 77: 28 red, 30 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fly-by-Night?

The complementary color is #4D4B1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1E4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fly-by-Night color: hex code #1C1E4D

#1C1E4D rgb(28, 30, 77)

Shades of blue

Fly-by-Night has the hex code #1C1E4D. It is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 11.8% green and 30.2% blue (28, 30, 77).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 47% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.65:1).

Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D) color codes

HEX	`#1C1E4D`
RGB	`rgb(28, 30, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 11.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 47%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 64%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 61%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.89, 15.41, -29.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.89, 33.24, 297.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.282, 1.711, 7.23)`
Decimal	`1842765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fly-by-Night, 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 #1C1E4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1E4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #1C1E4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1e4d; }
.text { color: #1c1e4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1e4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 30 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1e4d, #321c4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

See #1C1E4D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1C1E4D?: #1C1E4D is a dark, desaturated blue known as Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fly-by-Night?: The RGB value is 28, 30, 77: 28 red, 30 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fly-by-Night?: The complementary color is #4D4B1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1E4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.