Brand color · close to Ink Blue
#1B2838 Steam Navy
#1B2838 is a very dark, muted blue, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 10.6% red, 15.7% green, and 22% blue. Its hue is 213°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #1B2838.
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.
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1.41:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.92:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.41:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #1B2838 as they’d see it.
#1B2838 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #1B2838
What color is #1B2838?
#1B2838 is a very dark, muted blue, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 10.6% red, 15.7% green, and 22% blue. Its hue is 213°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #1B2838 in RGB?
#1B2838 is rgb(27, 40, 56): 27 red, 40 green, and 56 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #1B2838 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(52, 29, 0, 78). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #1B2838?
PANTONE 433 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #1B2838?
Its complement #312517 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.