What color is #191B4E?

#191B4E is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191B4E?

The RGB value is 25, 27, 78: 25 red, 27 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191B4E?

The complementary color is #4E4C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191B4E color

#191B4E rgb(25, 27, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #191B4E is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 10.6% green and 30.6% blue (25, 27, 78).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 51% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#191B4E color codes

HEX	`#191B4E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 27, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 10.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 51%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 68%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 65%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.86, 17.38, -31.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.86, 36.25, 298.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.168, 1.54, 7.389)`
Decimal	`1645390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191B4E, 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 #191B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #191B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191b4e; }
.text { color: #191b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 27 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191b4e, #32194e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #191B4E?: #191B4E is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191B4E?: The RGB value is 25, 27, 78: 25 red, 27 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191B4E?: The complementary color is #4E4C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.