#1C4996#1C4996

#1C4996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.136 H 260.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#1C4996
RGB	rgb(28, 73, 150)
HSL	hsl(218, 69%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(218, 81%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 51.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.29, 14.27, -46.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.29, 48.73, 287.02°)
OKLab	oklab(42.1% -0.0226 -0.1341)
OKLCH	oklch(42.1% 0.136 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.3645, 7.2130, 29.7996)
Luminance	0.0721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#1C4996 #96691C

analogous

#1C8696 #1C4996 #2C1C96

triadic

#1C4996 #961C49 #49961C

tetradic

#1C4996 #961C86 #96691C #1C962C

square

#1C4996 #961C86 #96691C #1C962C

split-complementary

#1C4996 #962C1C #86961C

monochromatic

#09172F #123062 #1C4996 #2662CA #4E83DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#1C4996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#1C4996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #1C4996

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##1C4996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##1C4996	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#185299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004794

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #1c4996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(28, 73, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.136 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d7bb5',
    500: '#1c4996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #1c4996;
$custom-light: #6d7bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#1c4996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 28,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.869,
    "s": 68.539,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42096,
    "c": 0.13602,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#1C4996

secondary

#C1964D

accent

#AB3CEB

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #1C4996

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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