What color is #1D5C83?

#1D5C83 is a dark, moderate azure known as Oceanic Motion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Oceanic Motion?

The RGB value is 29, 92, 131: 29 red, 92 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Oceanic Motion?

The complementary color is #83441D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D5C83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Oceanic Motion color: hex code #1D5C83

#1D5C83 rgb(29, 92, 131)

Shades of blue

Oceanic Motion has the hex code #1D5C83. It is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 36.1% green and 51.4% blue (29, 92, 131).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 64% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

Oceanic Motion (#1D5C83) color codes

HEX	`#1D5C83`
RGB	`rgb(29, 92, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 36.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 64%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 78%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 30%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.03, -5.6, -27.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.03, 28.02, 258.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.429, 9.553, 22.868)`
Decimal	`1924227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Oceanic Motion, 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 #1D5C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D5C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #1D5C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d5c83; }
.text { color: #1d5c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d5c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 92 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d5c83, #1d2983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

See #1D5C83 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1D5C83?: #1D5C83 is a dark, moderate azure known as Oceanic Motion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Oceanic Motion?: The RGB value is 29, 92, 131: 29 red, 92 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Oceanic Motion?: The complementary color is #83441D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D5C83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.