What color is #1E2039?

#1E2039 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2039?

The RGB value is 30, 32, 57: 30 red, 32 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2039?

The complementary color is #39371E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2039 color

#1E2039 rgb(30, 32, 57)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E2039 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 12.5% green and 22.4% blue (30, 32, 57).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 31% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.9:1).

#1E2039 color codes

HEX	`#1E2039`
RGB	`rgb(30, 32, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 12.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 31%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 47%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 44%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.26, 6.93, -16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.26, 17.91, 292.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.79, 1.604, 4.085)`
Decimal	`1974329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2039, 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 #1E2039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #1E2039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2039; }
.text { color: #1e2039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 32 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2039, #291e39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1E2039?: #1E2039 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2039?: The RGB value is 30, 32, 57: 30 red, 32 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2039?: The complementary color is #39371E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.