What color is #1C427B?

#1C427B is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime Outpost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C427B?

The RGB value is 28, 66, 123: 28 red, 66 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C427B?

The complementary color is #7B551C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C427B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C427B color

#1C427B rgb(28, 66, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C427B is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 25.9% green and 48.2% blue (28, 66, 123).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 63% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Maritime Outpost (#1E4581), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#1C427B color codes

HEX	`#1C427B`
RGB	`rgb(28, 66, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 25.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 63%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 77%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 46%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.31, 8.11, -36.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.31, 37.23, 282.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.001, 5.573, 19.494)`
Decimal	`1852027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C427B, 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 #1C427B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C427B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #1C427B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c427b; }
.text { color: #1c427b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c427b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 66 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c427b, #251c7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C427B?: #1C427B is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime Outpost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C427B?: The RGB value is 28, 66, 123: 28 red, 66 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C427B?: The complementary color is #7B551C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C427B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.