What color is #1F4884?

#1F4884 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 #1F4884?

The RGB value is 31, 72, 132: 31 red, 72 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F4884?

The complementary color is #845B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F4884?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F4884 color

#1F4884 rgb(31, 72, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1F4884 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 28.2% green and 51.8% blue (31, 72, 132).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 62% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#1F4884 color codes

HEX	`#1F4884`
RGB	`rgb(31, 72, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 28.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 62%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 77%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 45%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.86, 8.07, -37.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.86, 38.7, 282.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.046, 6.591, 22.726)`
Decimal	`2050180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F4884, 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 #1F4884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F4884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #1F4884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f4884; }
.text { color: #1f4884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f4884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 72 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f4884, #291f84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #1F4884?: #1F4884 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 #1F4884?: The RGB value is 31, 72, 132: 31 red, 72 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F4884?: The complementary color is #845B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F4884?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.