What color is #1E5398?

#1E5398 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E5398?

The RGB value is 30, 83, 152: 30 red, 83 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E5398?

The complementary color is #98631E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E5398?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E5398 color

#1E5398 rgb(30, 83, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E5398 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 32.5% green and 59.6% blue (30, 83, 152).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 67% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fist of the North Star (#225599), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#1E5398 color codes

HEX	`#1E5398`
RGB	`rgb(30, 83, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 32.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 67%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 80%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 45%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.46, 8.56, -42.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.46, 43.55, 281.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.294, 8.728, 30.895)`
Decimal	`1987480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E5398, 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 #1E5398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E5398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #1E5398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e5398; }
.text { color: #1e5398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e5398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 83 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e5398, #261e98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #1E5398?: #1E5398 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E5398?: The RGB value is 30, 83, 152: 30 red, 83 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E5398?: The complementary color is #98631E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E5398?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.