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#1E13AE Color

#1E13AE is rgb(30, 19, 174) in RGB, hsl(244, 80%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 89%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zaffer (Zaffre) (#0014A8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1E13AE
HEX#1E13AE
RGBrgb(30, 19, 174)
HSLhsl(244, 80%, 38%)
HSVhsv(244, 89%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 89%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(36.1% 0.221 269.9)
LABlab(21.29% 46.58 -78.94)
LCHlch(21.29% 91.66 300.54)

What #1E13AE 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 #1E13AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#1E13AE Channel Values

How #1E13AE 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 30 · G 19 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 80% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 89% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 89% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.93:1 vs white · 1.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1E13AE 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 text11.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1E13AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1E13AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #1E13AE

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.

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How #1E13AE 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#1E13AE
Protanopia#1515AE
Protanomaly#1914AE
Deuteranopia#1717AE
Deuteranomaly#1A16AE
Tritanopia#004545
Tritanomaly#00377D
Achromatopsia#373737

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Using #1E13AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1e13ae: #1E13AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1E13AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1e13ae': '#1E13AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.118, green: 0.075, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_1e13ae">#1E13AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#1E13AE"

More Blue Colors

#1E13AE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#1E13AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1E13AE?

#1E13AE is a dark blue — rgb(30, 19, 174) in RGB and hsl(244, 80%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zaffer (Zaffre) (#0014A8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.58.

What is the RGB value of #1E13AE?

#1E13AE is rgb(30, 19, 174) — red 30, green 19, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1E13AE?

#1E13AE converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 89%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1E13AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1E13AE scores 11.93:1 against white and 1.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1E13AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1E13AE 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 darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.66, which is visibly different.

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