What color is #1C01F4?

#1C01F4 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Burning Ultrablue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C01F4?

The RGB value is 28, 1, 244: 28 red, 1 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C01F4?

The complementary color is #D9F401, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C01F4?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C01F4 color

#1C01F4 rgb(28, 1, 244)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C01F4 is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 0.4% green and 95.7% blue (28, 1, 244).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 99% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Burning Ultrablue (#150AEC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#1C01F4 color codes

HEX	`#1C01F4`
RGB	`rgb(28, 1, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 0.4%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 99%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 100%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 100%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.34, 76.61, -103.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.34, 128.57, 306.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.813, 6.798, 85.996)`
Decimal	`1835508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C01F4, 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 #1C01F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C01F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #1C01F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c01f4; }
.text { color: #1c01f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c01f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 1 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c01f4, #9501f4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1C01F4?: #1C01F4 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Burning Ultrablue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C01F4?: The RGB value is 28, 1, 244: 28 red, 1 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C01F4?: The complementary color is #D9F401, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C01F4?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.