What color is #1C2E63?

#1C2E63 is a dark, moderate blue known as Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mythical Night?

The RGB value is 28, 46, 99: 28 red, 46 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mythical Night?

The complementary color is #63511C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mythical Night color: hex code #1C2E63

#1C2E63 rgb(28, 46, 99)

Shades of blue

Mythical Night has the hex code #1C2E63. It is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 18% green and 38.8% blue (28, 46, 99).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 56% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

Mythical Night (#1C2E63) color codes

HEX	`#1C2E63`
RGB	`rgb(28, 46, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 18%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 56%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 72%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 54%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.45, 12.47, -33.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.45, 35.84, 290.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.707, 3.101, 12.205)`
Decimal	`1846883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mythical 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 #1C2E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #1C2E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2e63; }
.text { color: #1c2e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 46 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2e63, #2e1c63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

See #1C2E63 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1C2E63?: #1C2E63 is a dark, moderate blue known as Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mythical Night?: The RGB value is 28, 46, 99: 28 red, 46 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mythical Night?: The complementary color is #63511C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.