#1B429C#1B429C
#1B429C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.154 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B429C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 66, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 83%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.7%, 57.7%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.71, 21.37, -52.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.71, 56.97, 292.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.03% -0.0176 -0.1525) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.03% 0.154 263.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3988, 6.5287, 32.2636) |
| Luminance | 0.0653 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.67
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.23
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 4.69
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.85
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.92
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B429C #9C751B
analogous
#1B829C #1B429C #341B9C
triadic
#1B429C #9C1B42 #429C1B
tetradic
#1B429C #9C1B82 #9C751B #1B9C34
square
#1B429C #9C1B82 #9C751B #1B9C34
split-complementary
#1B429C #9C341B #829C1B
monochromatic
#091634 #122C68 #1B429C #2458D0 #517CE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.11
#1B429C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.31
#1B429C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #1B429C
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B429C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B429C | 1.00 | 9.11 | 2.31 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004E9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00439A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005968
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b429c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 66, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.154 263.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f75ba',
500: '#1b429c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b429c; $custom-light: #6f75ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b429c",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 66,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.86,
"s": 70.492,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41033,
"c": 0.15354,
"h": 263.4
},
"luminance": 0.0653
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B429C
secondary
#C3A04F
accent
#B73BED
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEDF6
border
#C8C8D0
text
#090812
muted
#7B7B81