What color is #1E4E92?

#1E4E92 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dancing Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E4E92?

The RGB value is 30, 78, 146: 30 red, 78 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E4E92?

The complementary color is #92621E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E4E92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E4E92 color

#1E4E92 rgb(30, 78, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E4E92 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 30.6% green and 57.3% blue (30, 78, 146).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 66% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Dancing Sea (#1C4D8F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#1E4E92 color codes

HEX	`#1E4E92`
RGB	`rgb(30, 78, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 30.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 66%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 79%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 47%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.56, 9.5, -42.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.56, 43.17, 282.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.446, 7.799, 28.249)`
Decimal	`1986194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E4E92, 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 #1E4E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E4E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #1E4E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e4e92; }
.text { color: #1e4e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e4e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 78 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e4e92, #281e92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #1E4E92?: #1E4E92 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dancing Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E4E92?: The RGB value is 30, 78, 146: 30 red, 78 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E4E92?: The complementary color is #92621E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E4E92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.