What color is #1C195A?

#1C195A is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Cowboy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C195A?

The RGB value is 28, 25, 90: 28 red, 25 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C195A?

The complementary color is #575A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C195A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C195A color

#1C195A rgb(28, 25, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C195A is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 9.8% green and 35.3% blue (28, 25, 90).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 57% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic Cowboy (#222266), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.72:1).

#1C195A color codes

HEX	`#1C195A`
RGB	`rgb(28, 25, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 9.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 57%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 72%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 72%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.71, 23.96, -38.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.71, 45.41, 301.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.671, 1.68, 9.854)`
Decimal	`1841498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C195A, 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 #1C195A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C195A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #1C195A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c195a; }
.text { color: #1c195a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c195a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 25 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c195a, #3c195a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C195A?: #1C195A is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Cowboy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C195A?: The RGB value is 28, 25, 90: 28 red, 25 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C195A?: The complementary color is #575A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C195A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.