Palettes / Colors / #1E109E

#1E109E — Vivid Blue

#1E109E is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkblue (#00008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkblue gives you #00008B, a different color; use #1E109E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#1E109E is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #909E10; it also sits naturally between #10489E and #65109E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 12% · Green 6% · Blue 62%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 0% · Key 38%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #1E109E

.text { color: #1E109E; }
.background { background-color: #1E109E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1E109E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(30, 16, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 82%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1E109E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(30, 16, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1E109E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(30, 16, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1E109E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1E109E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #1E109E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #909E10:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1E109E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #1E109E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #1E109E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #1E109E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #1E109D  ·  #1E109F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #1E109E?

#1E109E is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 30, 16, 158). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1E109E?

#1E109E is RGB 30, 16, 158 — HSL 246°, 82%, 34% — CMYK 81%, 90%, 0%, 38%.

What colors go with #1E109E?

Its complement is #909E10; analogous partners are #10489E and #65109E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1E109E for text?

White text on #1E109E has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.62:1.