#1B4898#1B4898
#1B4898 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.140 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B4898 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 72, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 70%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 82%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.2%, 52.6%, 0%, 40.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.11, 15.65, -48.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.11, 50.59, 288.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42% -0.0222 -0.1386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42% 0.14 260.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4348, 7.1337, 30.6321) |
| Luminance | 0.0713 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.25
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.56
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 3.96
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.24
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.73
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B4898 #986B1B
analogous
#1B8698 #1B4898 #2D1B98
triadic
#1B4898 #981B48 #48981B
tetradic
#1B4898 #981B86 #986B1B #1B982D
square
#1B4898 #981B86 #986B1B #1B982D
split-complementary
#1B4898 #982D1B #86981B
monochromatic
#091730 #122F64 #1B4898 #2461CC #4E82E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.65
#1B4898 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#1B4898 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #1B4898
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B4898 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B4898 | 1.00 | 8.65 | 2.43 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#11529B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004696
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005B69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b4898; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 72, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.140 260.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d7ab7',
500: '#1b4898',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b4898; $custom-light: #6d7ab7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b4898",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 72,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.4,
"s": 69.832,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41998,
"c": 0.14035,
"h": 260.9
},
"luminance": 0.07135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B4898
secondary
#C2984D
accent
#AD3BED
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEDF6
border
#C8C8D0
text
#080911
muted
#7B7B80