Information about #1C3978 color

#1C3978 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1C3978 falls into the Azure Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(28, 57, 120) — 11% red, 22.4% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 36 / 25 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated steel-blue azure, #1C3978 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Submerge (#113775). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Astronaut (#283A77) and Lapis Blue (#15317E).

In RGB terms — rgb(28, 57, 120) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #1C3978: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #1C3978 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#1C3978 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#1C3978 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 #1C3978

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

Submerge color link
Submerge

#113775

Astronaut color link
Astronaut

#283A77

Lapis Blue color link
Lapis Blue

#15317E

Wet N Wild color link
Wet N Wild

#254375

Apollo Blue color link
Apollo Blue

#163968

Zoop De Loop color link
Zoop De Loop

#254683

Confidante color link
Confidante

#233167

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Cubs Blue color link
Cubs Blue

#0E3386

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1C3978
  • RGB28, 57, 120
  • CMYK36, 25, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(28, 57, 120)
  • HSL221°, 62%, 29%
  • HSL Precise221.087°, 62.162%, 29.02%
  • HSV221°, 77%, 47%
  • HSB221°, 77%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.110, 0.224, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.110, 0.224, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.110, 0.224, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID1C3978
  • DECIMAL ID1849720
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01