What color is #1841E8?

#1841E8 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Vibrant Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1841E8?

The RGB value is 24, 65, 232: 24 red, 65 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1841E8?

The complementary color is #E8BF18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1841E8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1841E8 color

#1841E8 rgb(24, 65, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1841E8 is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 25.5% green and 91% blue (24, 65, 232).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 82% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Blue (#0339F8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#1841E8 color codes

HEX	`#1841E8`
RGB	`rgb(24, 65, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 25.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 82%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 90%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 72%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.48, 50.24, -86.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.48, 99.81, 300.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.827, 9.799, 77.333)`
Decimal	`1589736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1841E8, 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 #1841E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1841E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #1841E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1841e8; }
.text { color: #1841e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1841e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 65 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1841e8, #5718e8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1841E8?: #1841E8 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Vibrant Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1841E8?: The RGB value is 24, 65, 232: 24 red, 65 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1841E8?: The complementary color is #E8BF18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1841E8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.