Close to Oxford Blue
#001E44
#001E44 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Oxford Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 11.8% green, and 26.7% blue. Its hue is 214°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #001E44.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
16.55:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.27:1 FailThis color as text on white
16.55:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.27:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #001E44 as they’d see it.
#001E44 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #001E44
What color is #001E44?
#001E44 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Oxford Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 11.8% green, and 26.7% blue. Its hue is 214°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #001E44 in RGB?
#001E44 is rgb(0, 30, 68): 0 red, 30 green, and 68 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #001E44 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 56, 0, 73). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #001E44?
PANTONE 296 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #001E44?
Its complement #301A00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.