#1B4A8D#1B4A8D
#1B4A8D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.122 H 258.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B4A8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 74, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.9%, 47.5%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.93, 9.83, -41.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.93, 42.83, 283.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.61% -0.0255 -0.1197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.61% 0.122 258) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.7067, 7.0527, 26.1493) |
| Luminance | 0.0705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.12
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.99
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 3.17
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 3.40
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.60
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B4A8D #8D5E1B
analogous
#1B838D #1B4A8D #251B8D
triadic
#1B4A8D #8D1B4A #4A8D1B
tetradic
#1B4A8D #8D1B83 #8D5E1B #1B8D25
square
#1B4A8D #8D1B83 #8D5E1B #1B8D25
split-complementary
#1B4A8D #8D251B #838D1B
monochromatic
#071426 #112F5A #1B4A8D #2565C0 #4784DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.71
#1B4A8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#1B4A8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #1B4A8D
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B4A8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B4A8D | 1.00 | 8.71 | 2.41 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#265190
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#07468C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005A64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b4a8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 74, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.122 258.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a7baf',
500: '#1b4a8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b4a8d; $custom-light: #6a7baf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b4a8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 74,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.263,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4161,
"c": 0.12235,
"h": 258
},
"luminance": 0.07054
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B4A8D
secondary
#BD8C46
accent
#A33DEB
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEDF4
border
#C7C8CE
text
#080910
muted
#7A7B7F