What color is #1B1975?

#1B1975 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 #1B1975?

The RGB value is 27, 25, 117: 27 red, 25 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1975?

The complementary color is #737519, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1975?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1975 color

#1B1975 rgb(27, 25, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1B1975 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 9.8% green and 45.9% blue (27, 25, 117).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 65% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#1B1975 color codes

HEX	`#1B1975`
RGB	`rgb(27, 25, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 9.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 65%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 79%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 79%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.56, 33.69, -51.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.56, 61.66, 303.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.009, 2.212, 17.042)`
Decimal	`1775989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1975, 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 #1B1975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #1B1975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1975; }
.text { color: #1b1975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 25 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1975, #491975); }

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Questions

What color is #1B1975?: #1B1975 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 #1B1975?: The RGB value is 27, 25, 117: 27 red, 25 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1975?: The complementary color is #737519, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1975?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.