What color is #1D2660?

#1D2660 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fibonacci Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2660?

The RGB value is 29, 38, 96: 29 red, 38 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2660?

The complementary color is #60571D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2660?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2660 color

#1D2660 rgb(29, 38, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1D2660 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 14.9% green and 37.6% blue (29, 38, 96).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 54% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fibonacci Blue (#112358), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#1D2660 color codes

HEX	`#1D2660`
RGB	`rgb(29, 38, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 14.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 54%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 70%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 60%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.88, 17.25, -35.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.88, 39.71, 295.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.31, 2.492, 11.371)`
Decimal	`1910368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2660, 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 #1D2660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #1D2660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2660; }
.text { color: #1d2660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 38 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2660, #351d60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #1D2660?: #1D2660 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fibonacci Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2660?: The RGB value is 29, 38, 96: 29 red, 38 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2660?: The complementary color is #60571D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2660?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.