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#1b3973 color: Azure Dragon

#1b3973 is rgb(27, 57, 115) in RGB and oklch(35.66% 0.10634 261.959) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

35.7%
0.106
262°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.88:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #1b3973

#1b3973 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 35.7% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 262°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.17:1 contrast and black text 1.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Azure Dragon (#053976). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #1b3973 mixed with white

  1. 1b3973
  2. 2f4c81
  3. 445f8f
  4. 59729d
  5. 6f85ab
  6. 8698b9
  7. 9dacc7
  8. b5c1d5
  9. cdd5e3
  10. e6eaf1

Darker: #1b3973 mixed with black

  1. 1b3973
  2. 163063
  3. 112854
  4. 0c1f45
  5. 081736
  6. 051028
  7. 02091b
  8. 01040f
  9. 000105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #1b3973 with less saturation

  1. 1b3973
  2. 1f3a6e
  3. 233b68
  4. 263b63
  5. 293c5e
  6. 2d3c58
  7. 303c53
  8. 333c4d
  9. 363c48
  10. 393c42

Questions about #1b3973

What color is #1b3973?

#1b3973 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Azure Dragon. In RGB it is rgb(27, 57, 115), in HSL hsl(219.55, 61.97%, 27.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.66% 0.10634 261.959).

What colors go well with #1b3973?

The complementary color of #1b3973 is #543600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004365 and #3f2e6e. The triadic partners are #691e22 and #12490d.

Is white or black text more readable on #1b3973?

White text reads better on #1b3973: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and black gives 1.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1b3973 a warm or cool color?

#1b3973 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 262 degrees, its lightness 35.7% and its chroma 0.106.