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#1B458F Crystal Palace Blue
#1B458F is a dark, rich blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 10.6% red, 27.1% green, and 56.1% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 68% saturation and 33% 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 #1B458F.
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
9.15:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.29:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.15:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.29:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #1B458F as they’d see it.
#1B458F 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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The Crystal Palace use #1B458F as their blue. Here is the full team palette.
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Questions about #1B458F
What color is #1B458F?
#1B458F is a dark, rich blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 10.6% red, 27.1% green, and 56.1% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 68% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #1B458F in RGB?
#1B458F is rgb(27, 69, 143): 27 red, 69 green, and 143 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #1B458F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(81, 52, 0, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #1B458F?
PANTONE 288 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #1B458F?
Its complement #634100 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.