#1e40ff

Color #1e40ff

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 17.54 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-600 #4f39f6 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#1e40ff

RGB

rgb(30, 64, 255)

HSL

hsl(230.9, 100%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.9, 88.2%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(88.2%, 74.9%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(39.85, 58.7, -95.27)

LCH

lch(39.85, 111.9, 301.64)

OKLCH

oklch(50.6%, 0.277, 266)

HWB

hwb(230.9, 11.8%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffdd1e

Analogous

#1eb1ff

#1e40ff

#6c1eff

Triadic

#1e40ff

#ff1e40

#40ff1e

Split-complementary

#1e40ff

#ff6c1e

#b1ff1e

Tetradic

#1e40ff

#dd1eff

#ffdd1e

#40ff1e

Square

#1e40ff

#ff1eb1

#ffdd1e

#1eff6c

Shades

Color #1e40ff mixed toward black.

#0024ee

#001dbe

#00168f

#000e5f

#000730

Tints

Color #1e40ff mixed toward white.

#4460ff

#6980ff

#8fa0ff

#b4bfff

#dadfff

Tones

Color #1e40ff mixed toward gray.

#314dec

#445ada

#5667c7

#6974b4

#7c81a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.23:1

White text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3030e3 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#2e2bdc · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#21cac4 · ΔE 51.1

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 31.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1e40ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1e40ff]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#1e40ff (#1e40ff) is rgb(30, 64, 255) in RGB.

No, #1e40ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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