What color is #1E3259?

#1E3259 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3259?

The RGB value is 30, 50, 89: 30 red, 50 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3259?

The complementary color is #59451E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3259?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3259 color

#1E3259 rgb(30, 50, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E3259 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 19.6% green and 34.9% blue (30, 50, 89).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 50% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Mythical Night (#1C2E63), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#1E3259 color codes

HEX	`#1E3259`
RGB	`rgb(30, 50, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 19.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 50%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 66%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 44%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.13, 5.98, -25.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.13, 26.6, 283)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.479, 3.278, 9.899)`
Decimal	`1978969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3259, 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 #1E3259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #1E3259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3259; }
.text { color: #1e3259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 50 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3259, #281e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #1E3259?: #1E3259 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3259?: The RGB value is 30, 50, 89: 30 red, 50 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3259?: The complementary color is #59451E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3259?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.