What color is #1E4278?

#1E4278 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime Outpost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E4278?

The RGB value is 30, 66, 120: 30 red, 66 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E4278?

The complementary color is #78541E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E4278?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E4278 color

#1E4278 rgb(30, 66, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E4278 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 25.9% green and 47.1% blue (30, 66, 120).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 60% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Maritime Outpost (#1E4581), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#1E4278 color codes

HEX	`#1E4278`
RGB	`rgb(30, 66, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 25.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 60%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 75%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 45%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.19, 7.2, -34.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.19, 35.37, 281.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.873, 5.528, 18.523)`
Decimal	`1983096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E4278, 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 #1E4278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E4278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #1E4278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e4278; }
.text { color: #1e4278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e4278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 66 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e4278, #271e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #1E4278?: #1E4278 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime Outpost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E4278?: The RGB value is 30, 66, 120: 30 red, 66 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E4278?: The complementary color is #78541E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E4278?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.