What color is #1C3A68?

#1C3A68 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Lost in Space. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3A68?

The RGB value is 28, 58, 104: 28 red, 58 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3A68?

The complementary color is #684A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3A68 color

#1C3A68 rgb(28, 58, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C3A68 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 22.7% green and 40.8% blue (28, 58, 104).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 58% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Space (#03386A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#1C3A68 color codes

HEX	`#1C3A68`
RGB	`rgb(28, 58, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 22.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 58%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 73%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 44%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.55, 5.96, -30.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.55, 30.84, 281.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.49, 4.272, 13.682)`
Decimal	`1849960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3A68, 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 #1C3A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #1C3A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3a68; }
.text { color: #1c3a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 58 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3a68, #241c68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C3A68?: #1C3A68 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Lost in Space. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3A68?: The RGB value is 28, 58, 104: 28 red, 58 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3A68?: The complementary color is #684A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.