What color is #134F87?

#134F87 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Night Mode. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #134F87?

The RGB value is 19, 79, 135: 19 red, 79 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #134F87?

The complementary color is #874B13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #134F87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#134F87 color

#134F87 rgb(19, 79, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #134F87 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 31% green and 52.9% blue (19, 79, 135).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 75% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Night Mode (#234E86), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#134F87 color codes

HEX	`#134F87`
RGB	`rgb(19, 79, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 31%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 75%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 86%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 41%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.87, 3.19, -36.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.87, 36.64, 274.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.436, 7.479, 23.969)`
Decimal	`1265543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #134F87, 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 #134F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#134F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #134F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #134f87; }
.text { color: #134f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #134f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 79 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #134f87, #131587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #134F87?: #134F87 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Night Mode. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #134F87?: The RGB value is 19, 79, 135: 19 red, 79 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #134F87?: The complementary color is #874B13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #134F87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.