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#1C5ECA Color

#1C5ECA is rgb(28, 94, 202) in RGB, hsl(217, 76%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 53%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sapphire (#0F52BA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1C5ECA
HEX#1C5ECA
RGBrgb(28, 94, 202)
HSLhsl(217, 76%, 45%)
HSVhsv(217, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 53%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.18 260.2)
LABlab(41.00% 12.45 -63.02)
LCHlch(41.00% 64.24 281.17)

What #1C5ECA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #1C5ECA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sapphire#0F52BAΔE 5.11Cerulean Blue#2A52BEΔE 6.26Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 7.96Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 8.68Han Blue#446CCFΔE 8.74Denim#1560BDΔE 9.26

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#1C5ECA Channel Values

How #1C5ECA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 28 · G 94 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 76% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 86% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.99:1 vs white · 3.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1C5ECA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1C5ECA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1C5ECA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1C5ECA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1C5ECA
Complementary
#CA871C
Analogous
#1CB6CA
Analogous
#301CCA
Triadic
#CA1C5E
Triadic
#5ECA1C
Split comp.
#CA301C
Split comp.
#B6CA1C

Tints & Shades of #1C5ECA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2C72E2
#4B87E7
#6F9FEB
#8FB4F0
#B3CCF5
#D2E1F9

Shades

#1852AF
#144594
#113979
#0D2E63
#0A2248
#06152D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1C5ECA.

How #1C5ECA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1C5ECA
Protanopia#5757CA
Protanomaly#465ACA
Deuteranopia#4F4FCA
Deuteranomaly#4056CA
Tritanopia#007373
Tritanomaly#006B9E
Achromatopsia#636363

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Using #1C5ECA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-1c5eca: #1C5ECA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1C5ECA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1c5eca': '#1C5ECA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.110, green: 0.369, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_1c5eca">#1C5ECA</color>
SVG fillfill="#1C5ECA"

More Blue Colors

#1C5ECA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#1C5ECA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1C5ECA?

#1C5ECA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(28, 94, 202) in RGB and hsl(217, 76%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sapphire (#0F52BA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #1C5ECA?

#1C5ECA is rgb(28, 94, 202) — red 28, green 94, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1C5ECA?

#1C5ECA converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 53%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1C5ECA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1C5ECA scores 5.99:1 against white and 3.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1C5ECA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1C5ECA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 8.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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