What color is #1D3E70?

#1D3E70 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D3E70?

The RGB value is 29, 62, 112: 29 red, 62 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D3E70?

The complementary color is #704F1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D3E70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D3E70 color

#1D3E70 rgb(29, 62, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1D3E70 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 24.3% green and 43.9% blue (29, 62, 112).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 59% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Aegean Blue (#1B416F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#1D3E70 color codes

HEX	`#1D3E70`
RGB	`rgb(29, 62, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 24.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 59%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 74%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 45%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.38, 6.57, -32.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.38, 33.12, 281.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.153, 4.876, 15.996)`
Decimal	`1916528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D3E70, 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 #1D3E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D3E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #1D3E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d3e70; }
.text { color: #1d3e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d3e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 62 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d3e70, #261d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #1D3E70?: #1D3E70 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D3E70?: The RGB value is 29, 62, 112: 29 red, 62 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D3E70?: The complementary color is #704F1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D3E70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.