What color is #1C4C8C?

#1C4C8C is a dark, moderate azure known as Olympian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Olympian Blue?

The RGB value is 28, 76, 140: 28 red, 76 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Olympian Blue?

The complementary color is #8C5C1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C4C8C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Olympian Blue color: hex code #1C4C8C

#1C4C8C rgb(28, 76, 140)

Shades of blue

Olympian Blue has the hex code #1C4C8C. It is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 29.8% green and 54.9% blue (28, 76, 140).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 67% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

Olympian Blue (#1C4C8C) color codes

HEX	`#1C4C8C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 76, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 29.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 67%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 80%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 46%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.5, 8.19, -40.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.5, 40.98, 281.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.795, 7.308, 25.806)`
Decimal	`1854604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Olympian 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 #1C4C8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C4C8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #1C4C8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c4c8c; }
.text { color: #1c4c8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c4c8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 76 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c4c8c, #241c8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

See #1C4C8C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1C4C8C?: #1C4C8C is a dark, moderate azure known as Olympian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Olympian Blue?: The RGB value is 28, 76, 140: 28 red, 76 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Olympian Blue?: The complementary color is #8C5C1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C4C8C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.