What color is #1E3066?

#1E3066 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3066?

The RGB value is 30, 48, 102: 30 red, 48 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3066?

The complementary color is #66541E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3066?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3066 color

#1E3066 rgb(30, 48, 102)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E3066 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 18.8% green and 40% blue (30, 48, 102).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 55% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Mythical Night (#1C2E63), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#1E3066 color codes

HEX	`#1E3066`
RGB	`rgb(30, 48, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 18.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 55%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 71%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 53%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.39, 12.61, -34.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.39, 36.29, 290.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.99, 3.349, 13.004)`
Decimal	`1978470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3066, 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 #1E3066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #1E3066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3066; }
.text { color: #1e3066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 48 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3066, #301e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1E3066?: #1E3066 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3066?: The RGB value is 30, 48, 102: 30 red, 48 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3066?: The complementary color is #66541E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3066?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.