What color is #1D1B6A?

#1D1B6A is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D1B6A?

The RGB value is 29, 27, 106: 29 red, 27 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D1B6A?

The complementary color is #686A1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D1B6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D1B6A color

#1D1B6A rgb(29, 27, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1D1B6A is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 10.6% green and 41.6% blue (29, 27, 106).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 59% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#1D1B6A color codes

HEX	`#1D1B6A`
RGB	`rgb(29, 27, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 10.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 59%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 75%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 75%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.93, 28.71, -45.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.93, 53.83, 302.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.499, 2.085, 13.851)`
Decimal	`1907562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D1B6A, 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 #1D1B6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D1B6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #1D1B6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d1b6a; }
.text { color: #1d1b6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d1b6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 27 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d1b6a, #441b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1D1B6A?: #1D1B6A is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D1B6A?: The RGB value is 29, 27, 106: 29 red, 27 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D1B6A?: The complementary color is #686A1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D1B6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.