#1F1F9E Color

#1F1F9E is rgb(31, 31, 158) in RGB, hsl(240, 67%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 80%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Samsung Blue (#12279E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1F1F9E

HEX#1F1F9E

RGBrgb(31, 31, 158)

HSLhsl(240, 67%, 37%)

HSVhsv(240, 80%, 62%)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 80%, 0%, 38%)

OKLCHoklch(35.4% 0.194 270.7)

LABlab(21.43% 36.98 -69.02)

LCHlch(21.43% 78.30 298.18)

What #1F1F9E 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 #1F1F9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Samsung Blue#12279EΔE 5.96 Phthalo Blue#000F89ΔE 6.94 Imperial Blue#002395ΔE 7.88 Blue (Pantone)#0018A8ΔE 9.61 Blue Ribbon#0B10A2ΔE 10.43 Dark Blue#00008BΔE 10.88

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#1F1F9E Channel Values

How #1F1F9E 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 31 · G 31 · B 158	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 67% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 240° · S 80% · V 62%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 80% · M 80% · Y 0% · K 38%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	12.01:1 vs white · 1.75:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1F1F9E 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 text12.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1F1F9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1F1F9E; 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 #1F1F9E

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 #1F1F9E 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.

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Tritanopia#004242

Tritanomaly#003772

Achromatopsia#363636

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Using #1F1F9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1f1f9e: #1F1F9E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1F1F9E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1f1f9e': '#1F1F9E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.122, green: 0.122, blue: 0.620)

Android XML<color name="color_1f1f9e">#1F1F9E</color>

SVG fillfill="#1F1F9E"

More Blue Colors

#1F1F9E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f1fff 1e90ff 1f75fe 1e2939 2111ef 1e1a4d 21314a 1e174a 213d54 1d44b9 214fc6 1d2951 2e2d88 3d729e 525e6b 6699ff 80bfff 9bddff bedbff ddd6ff 00001f 002147 007dfa 0f52ba

#1F1F9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1F1F9E?

#1F1F9E is a dark blue — rgb(31, 31, 158) in RGB and hsl(240, 67%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Samsung Blue (#12279E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #1F1F9E?

#1F1F9E is rgb(31, 31, 158) — red 31, green 31, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1F1F9E?

#1F1F9E converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 80%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1F1F9E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1F1F9E scores 12.01:1 against white and 1.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1F1F9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1F1F9E 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 10.88, which is visibly different.

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