#1E1A4D Color

#1E1A4D is rgb(30, 26, 77) in RGB, hsl(245, 50%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 66%, 0%, 70%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1E1A4D

HEX#1E1A4D

RGBrgb(30, 26, 77)

HSLhsl(245, 50%, 20%)

HSVhsv(245, 66%, 30%)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 66%, 0%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(25.7% 0.091 281.4)

LABlab(12.48% 15.22 -31.59)

LCHlch(12.48% 35.07 295.73)

What #1E1A4D 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 #1E1A4D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Russian Violet#32174DΔE 8.5 Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 11.67 Sapphire Navy#082567ΔE 11.87 Oxford Blue#002147ΔE 13.88 Maastricht Blue#001C3DΔE 15.7 Dark Midnight Blue#003366ΔE 16.06

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#1E1A4D Channel Values

How #1E1A4D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 30 · G 26 · B 77	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 245° · S 50% · L 20%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 245° · S 66% · V 30%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 61% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 70%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.03:1 vs white · 1.31:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1E1A4D 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 text16.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1E1A4D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1E1A4D; 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 #1E1A4D

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 #1E1A4D 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#1E1A4D

Protanopia#1B1B4D

Protanomaly#1C1A4D

Deuteranopia#1B1B4D

Deuteranomaly#1C1B4D

Tritanopia#0F2525

Tritanomaly#162139

Achromatopsia#212121

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Using #1E1A4D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1e1a4d: #1E1A4D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1E1A4D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1e1a4d': '#1E1A4D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.118, green: 0.102, blue: 0.302)

Android XML<color name="color_1e1a4d">#1E1A4D</color>

SVG fillfill="#1E1A4D"

More Blue Colors

#1E1A4D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1e2939 1e174a 1e90ff 1d44b9 1f1f9e 1d2951 1f1fff 1d293d 1f75fe 1c39bb 2111ef 1c398e 2c2555 3b77e8 4f86f7 6666cc 7c9ed9 99a1af bcd4e6 dbeafe f8fafc 0018a8 0078d7 0f073c

#1E1A4D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1E1A4D?

#1E1A4D is a dark blue — rgb(30, 26, 77) in RGB and hsl(245, 50%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.5.

What is the RGB value of #1E1A4D?

#1E1A4D is rgb(30, 26, 77) — red 30, green 26, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1E1A4D?

#1E1A4D converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 66%, 0%, 70%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1E1A4D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1E1A4D scores 16.03:1 against white and 1.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1E1A4D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1E1A4D 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 21.9, which is visibly different.

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