What color is #1F4983?

#1F4983 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 #1F4983?

The RGB value is 31, 73, 131: 31 red, 73 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F4983?

The complementary color is #83591F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F4983?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F4983 color

#1F4983 rgb(31, 73, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1F4983 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 28.6% green and 51.4% blue (31, 73, 131).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 62% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Maritime Outpost (#1E4581), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#1F4983 color codes

HEX	`#1F4983`
RGB	`rgb(31, 73, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 28.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 62%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 76%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 44%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.1, 6.99, -36.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.1, 37.5, 280.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.043, 6.694, 22.389)`
Decimal	`2050435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F4983, 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 #1F4983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F4983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #1F4983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f4983; }
.text { color: #1f4983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f4983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 73 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f4983, #271f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #1F4983?: #1F4983 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 #1F4983?: The RGB value is 31, 73, 131: 31 red, 73 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F4983?: The complementary color is #83591F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F4983?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.