What color is #131A75?

#131A75 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131A75?

The RGB value is 19, 26, 117: 19 red, 26 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131A75?

The complementary color is #756E13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131A75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131A75 color

#131A75 rgb(19, 26, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #131A75 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 10.2% green and 45.9% blue (19, 26, 117).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 72% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#131A75 color codes

HEX	`#131A75`
RGB	`rgb(19, 26, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 10.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 72%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 84%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 78%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.31, 32.41, -52.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.31, 61.33, 301.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.848, 2.161, 17.041)`
Decimal	`1251957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131A75, 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 #131A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #131A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131a75; }
.text { color: #131a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 26 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131a75, #3d1375); }

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Questions

What color is #131A75?: #131A75 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131A75?: The RGB value is 19, 26, 117: 19 red, 26 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131A75?: The complementary color is #756E13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131A75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.