Information about #1E1E38 color

#1E1E38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #1E1E38 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(30, 30, 56) — 11.8% red, 11.8% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 10 / 0 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced blue, #1E1E38 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nite Life (#1D2134). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Night (#1F263B) and Midnight Express (#21263A).

In RGB terms — rgb(30, 30, 56) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #1E1E38 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 16.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#1E1E38 color variations

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#1E1E38 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #1E1E38

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nite Life color link
Nite Life

#1D2134

Blue Night color link
Blue Night

#1F263B

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Surfs Up color link
Surfs Up

#1F2142

Indian Ink color link
Indian Ink

#232732

Bullitt color link
Bullitt

#27253C

Sonic Boom color link
Sonic Boom

#252042

Daytona color link
Daytona

#1E222C

Ebony Clay color link
Ebony Clay

#26283B

Yankees Blue color link
Yankees Blue

#1C2841

Montana color link
Montana

#291E30

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1E1E38
  • RGB30, 30, 56
  • CMYK10, 10, 0, 78
  • CSSrgb(30, 30, 56)
  • HSL240°, 30%, 17%
  • HSL Precise240°, 30.233%, 16.863%
  • HSV240°, 46%, 22%
  • HSB240°, 46%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.118, 0.118, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.118, 0.118, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.118, 0.118, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID1E1E38
  • DECIMAL ID1973816
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01