What color is #001F86?

#001F86 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lost in Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001F86?

The RGB value is 0, 31, 134: 0 red, 31 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001F86?

The complementary color is #866700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001F86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001F86 color

#001F86 rgb(0, 31, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #001F86 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 12.2% green and 52.5% blue (0, 31, 134).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Heaven (#002489), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#001F86 color codes

HEX	`#001F86`
RGB	`rgb(0, 31, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 12.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 100%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 77%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.8, 34.7, -58.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.8, 68.27, 300.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.792, 2.701, 22.818)`
Decimal	`8070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001F86, 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 #001F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #001F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001f86; }
.text { color: #001f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 31 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001f86, #240086); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #001F86?: #001F86 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lost in Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001F86?: The RGB value is 0, 31, 134: 0 red, 31 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001F86?: The complementary color is #866700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001F86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.