What color is #1C115E?

#1C115E is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C115E?

The RGB value is 28, 17, 94: 28 red, 17 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C115E?

The complementary color is #535E11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C115E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C115E color

#1C115E rgb(28, 17, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C115E is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 6.7% green and 36.9% blue (28, 17, 94).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 69% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Space Colonisation (#150F5B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#1C115E color codes

HEX	`#1C115E`
RGB	`rgb(28, 17, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 6.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 69%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 82%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 82%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.32, 30.46, -43.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.32, 53.13, 304.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.699, 1.456, 10.726)`
Decimal	`1839454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C115E, 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 #1C115E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C115E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #1C115E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c115e; }
.text { color: #1c115e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c115e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 17 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c115e, #42115e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1C115E?: #1C115E is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C115E?: The RGB value is 28, 17, 94: 28 red, 17 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C115E?: The complementary color is #535E11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C115E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.