#1C1938#1C1938

#1C1938 is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.5% C 0.058 H 285.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#1C1938
RGB	rgb(28, 25, 56)
HSL	hsl(246, 38%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(246, 55%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 55.4%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.76, 11.18, -19.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.76, 22.71, 299.49°)
OKLab	oklab(23.51% 0.0155 -0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(23.51% 0.058 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.5401, 1.2276, 3.8964)
Luminance	0.0123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.59

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#1C1938 #353819

analogous

#192538 #1C1938 #2B1938

triadic

#1C1938 #381C19 #19381C

tetradic

#1C1938 #381925 #353819 #19382B

square

#1C1938 #381925 #353819 #19382B

split-complementary

#1C1938 #382B19 #253819

monochromatic

#0B0915 #0B0915 #1C1938 #312C62 #463F8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.86

#1C1938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#1C1938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #1C1938

16.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##1C1938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##1C1938	1.00	16.86	1.25	16.86
#FFFFFF	16.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D1E39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C1C37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#141F25

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #1c1938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(28, 25, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.5% 0.058 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a556f',
    500: '#1c1938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #1c1938;
$custom-light: #5a556f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#1c1938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 28,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.806,
    "s": 38.272,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23513,
    "c": 0.0581,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#1C1938

secondary

#696E3F

accent

#CE5AC3

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E8EC

border

#C5C4C7

text

#040307

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #1C1938

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