Palettes / Colors / #1E4EAE

#1E4EAE — Blue

#1E4EAE is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #1E4EAE 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.

#1E4EAE 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 #AE7E1E; it also sits naturally between #1E96AE and #361EAE. 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 31% · Blue 68%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #1E4EAE

.text { color: #1E4EAE; }
.background { background-color: #1E4EAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1E4EAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(30, 78, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 71%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1E4EAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(30, 78, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1E4EAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(30, 78, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1E4EAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1E4EAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AE7E1E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1E4EAE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #1E4EAE

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 #1E4EAE 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 #1E4EAE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #1E4EAE?

#1E4EAE is Blue, a blue color (RGB 30, 78, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1E4EAE?

#1E4EAE is RGB 30, 78, 174 — HSL 220°, 71%, 40% — CMYK 83%, 55%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #1E4EAE?

Its complement is #AE7E1E; analogous partners are #1E96AE and #361EAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1E4EAE for text?

White text on #1E4EAE has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.76:1.