What color is #1D57A1?

#1D57A1 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D57A1?

The RGB value is 29, 87, 161: 29 red, 87 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D57A1?

The complementary color is #A1671D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D57A1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D57A1 color

#1D57A1 rgb(29, 87, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1D57A1 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 34.1% green and 63.1% blue (29, 87, 161).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 69% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Blue Chip (#1D5699), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#1D57A1 color codes

HEX	`#1D57A1`
RGB	`rgb(29, 87, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 34.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 69%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 82%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 46%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.21, 9.39, -45.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.21, 46.27, 281.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.346, 9.65, 35.029)`
Decimal	`1922977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D57A1, 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 #1D57A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D57A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #1D57A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d57a1; }
.text { color: #1d57a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d57a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 87 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d57a1, #251da1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #1D57A1?: #1D57A1 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D57A1?: The RGB value is 29, 87, 161: 29 red, 87 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D57A1?: The complementary color is #A1671D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D57A1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.