What color is #1F5299?

#1F5299 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 #1F5299?

The RGB value is 31, 82, 153: 31 red, 82 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F5299?

The complementary color is #99661F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F5299?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F5299 color

#1F5299 rgb(31, 82, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1F5299 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 32.2% green and 60% blue (31, 82, 153).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 66% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fist of the North Star (#225599), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#1F5299 color codes

HEX	`#1F5299`
RGB	`rgb(31, 82, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 32.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 66%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 80%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 46%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.25, 9.74, -43.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.25, 44.71, 282.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.33, 8.625, 31.304)`
Decimal	`2052761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F5299, 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 #1F5299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F5299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #1F5299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f5299; }
.text { color: #1f5299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f5299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 82 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f5299, #291f99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #1F5299?: #1F5299 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 #1F5299?: The RGB value is 31, 82, 153: 31 red, 82 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F5299?: The complementary color is #99661F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F5299?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.