What color is #1E85E7?

#1E85E7 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Too Blue to Be True. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E85E7?

The RGB value is 30, 133, 231: 30 red, 133 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E85E7?

The complementary color is #E7801E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E85E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E85E7 color

#1E85E7 rgb(30, 133, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E85E7 is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 52.2% green and 90.6% blue (30, 133, 231).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 81% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Too Blue to Be True (#0088FF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#1E85E7 color codes

HEX	`#1E85E7`
RGB	`rgb(30, 133, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 52.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 81%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 87%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 42%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, 7.58, -57.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 57.82, 277.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.341, 22.818, 78.76)`
Decimal	`2000359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E85E7, 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 #1E85E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1E85E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #1E85E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e85e7; }
.text { color: #1e85e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e85e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 133 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e85e7, #1e21e7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E85E7?: #1E85E7 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Too Blue to Be True. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E85E7?: The RGB value is 30, 133, 231: 30 red, 133 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E85E7?: The complementary color is #E7801E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E85E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.