What color is #1C3378?

#1C3378 is a dark, moderate blue known as Twilight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Twilight Express?

The RGB value is 28, 51, 120: 28 red, 51 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Twilight Express?

The complementary color is #78611C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3378?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Twilight Express color: hex code #1C3378

#1C3378 rgb(28, 51, 120)

Shades of blue

Twilight Express has the hex code #1C3378. It is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 20% green and 47.1% blue (28, 51, 120).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 62% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

Twilight Express (#1C3378) color codes

HEX	`#1C3378`
RGB	`rgb(28, 51, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 20%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 62%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 77%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 58%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.57, 17.42, -42.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.57, 45.54, 292.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.052, 3.97, 18.266)`
Decimal	`1848184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Twilight Express, 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 #1C3378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #1C3378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3378; }
.text { color: #1c3378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 51 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3378, #331c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

See #1C3378 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1C3378?: #1C3378 is a dark, moderate blue known as Twilight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Twilight Express?: The RGB value is 28, 51, 120: 28 red, 51 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Twilight Express?: The complementary color is #78611C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3378?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.