What color is #1B1E42?

#1B1E42 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1E42?

The RGB value is 27, 30, 66: 27 red, 30 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1E42?

The complementary color is #423F1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1E42 color

#1B1E42 rgb(27, 30, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1B1E42 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 11.8% green and 25.9% blue (27, 30, 66).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 42% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#1B1E42 color codes

HEX	`#1B1E42`
RGB	`rgb(27, 30, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 11.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 42%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 59%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 55%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.95, 10.89, -23.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.95, 25.76, 295)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.899, 1.555, 5.353)`
Decimal	`1777218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1E42, 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 #1B1E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	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 #1B1E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1e42; }
.text { color: #1b1e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 30 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1e42, #2b1b42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1B1E42?: #1B1E42 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1E42?: The RGB value is 27, 30, 66: 27 red, 30 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1E42?: The complementary color is #423F1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.