What color is #1E2140?

#1E2140 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2140?

The RGB value is 30, 33, 64: 30 red, 33 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2140?

The complementary color is #403D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2140 color

#1E2140 rgb(30, 33, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E2140 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 12.9% green and 25.1% blue (30, 33, 64).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 36% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#1E2140 color codes

HEX	`#1E2140`
RGB	`rgb(30, 33, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 12.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 36%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 53%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 48%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.02, 8.73, -20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.02, 22.03, 293.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.004, 1.734, 5.079)`
Decimal	`1974592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2140, 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 #1E2140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #1E2140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2140; }
.text { color: #1e2140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 33 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2140, #2c1e40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1E2140?: #1E2140 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2140?: The RGB value is 30, 33, 64: 30 red, 33 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2140?: The complementary color is #403D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.