What color is #1E5793?

#1E5793 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E5793?

The RGB value is 30, 87, 147: 30 red, 87 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E5793?

The complementary color is #935A1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E5793?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E5793 color

#1E5793 rgb(30, 87, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E5793 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 34.1% green and 57.6% blue (30, 87, 147).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 66% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Blue Chip (#1D5699), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#1E5793 color codes

HEX	`#1E5793`
RGB	`rgb(30, 87, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 34.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 66%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 80%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 41%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, 3.94, -38.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 38.44, 275.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.208, 9.198, 28.888)`
Decimal	`1988499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E5793, 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 #1E5793	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E5793 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #1E5793 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e5793; }
.text { color: #1e5793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e5793; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 87 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e5793, #1f1e93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #1E5793?: #1E5793 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E5793?: The RGB value is 30, 87, 147: 30 red, 87 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E5793?: The complementary color is #935A1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E5793?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.