Color

#1E0487

Dark vivid cool violet. Nearest reference color: International Klein Blue.

RGB

0–255

135

CMYK

0–100%

77.78%

97.04%

47.06%

RGB describes how #1E0487 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 30, green 4 and blue 135.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 77.78%, magenta 97.04%, yellow 0% and black 47.06%.

HSL values

H 251.91° S 94.24% L 27.25%

In the HSL color model, #1E0487 has a hue of 251.91°, 94.24% saturation and 27.25% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#1E0487 is a dark, cool violet with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Dark
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #1E0487 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #1E0487

RGB rgb(30, 4, 135)

HSL hsl(251.91 94.24% 27.25%)

OKLCH oklch(0.298933 0.185061 274.0854)

CSS --color: #1E0487;

Tints of #1E0487

Tints are lighter variations of #1E0487. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E9EEFF #A4B5FF #6878F5 #3E45BD #1E0487

Shades of #1E0487

Shades are darker variations of #1E0487. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#1E0487 #16006D #0E0053 #07003A #030022

Tones of #1E0487

Tones reduce the chroma of #1E0487, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#1E0487 #1D1B74 #1F2562 #232A4F #292D3C

Tonal range of #1E0487

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #1E0487 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E9EEFF #A4B5FF #6878F5 #3E45BD #1E0487 #16006D #0E0053 #07003A #030022

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E9EEFF;
    --color-200: #A4B5FF;
    --color-300: #6878F5;
    --color-400: #3E45BD;
    --color-500: #1E0487;
    --color-600: #16006D;
    --color-700: #0E0053;
    --color-800: #07003A;
    --color-900: #030022;
}

Colors that go with #1E0487

Color harmonies for #1E0487 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#1E0487 #382D00

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#00304F #1E0487 #40006A

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#1E0487 #570E00 #00381B

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#1E0487 #442500 #263300

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#1E0487 #590026 #382D00 #003631

CSS gradients with #1E0487

These gradients show how #1E0487 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#1E0487 #4652A9 #7D8BC8 #BCC4E4 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #1E0487, #4652A9, #7D8BC8, #BCC4E4, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#1E0487 #11025A #050131 #01000C #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #1E0487, #11025A, #050131, #01000C, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#1E0487 #003345 #003631 #0F3802 #382D00

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #1E0487, #003345, #003631, #0F3802, #382D00);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #1E0487. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

14.76:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Black text

1.42:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0211 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #1E0487 as the background.

background-color: #1E0487;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #1E0487 in design

See how #1E0487 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#1E0487 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #1E0487 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#A4B5FF

#1E0487

#07003A

Colors similar to #1E0487

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #1E0487, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#2C29A1 #100058 #1E0089 #1D1A76 #001784 #2D007F #022395 #230068

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #1E0487 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #002D8A Deuteranopia #002285 Tritanopia #00354D

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #1E0487 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 4.9506
Y: 2.1116
Z: 23.0636

CIELAB

L*: 16.0624
a*: 48.5279
b*: -63.941

OKLab

L: 0.298933
a: 0.013184
b: -0.184591

OKLCH

L: 0.298933
C: 0.185061
H: 274.0854°