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Blue
#1E48C8

Blue (#1E48C8) with RGB(30, 72, 200) and HSL(225, 74%, 45%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

BlueCorecool
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Interactive

UI Sandbox

Project Dashboard
Active theme: Blue
Values

Production-ready color values

Copy formats for CSS, handoff docs, tokens, and implementation.

HEX
#1E48C8
RGB
rgb(30, 72, 200)
HSL
hsl(225, 74%, 45%)
HSV
hsv(225, 85%, 78%)
CMYK
cmyk(85%, 64%, 0%, 22%)
Decimal
1984712
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
7.46:1
Aa
On black
2.82:1
Shades

Tonal scale

#050D23#0A1843#11286F#17389B#1E48C8#3762E1#6485E8#87A1ED#AFC0F3#D7E0F9
90080070060050040030020010050
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
WCAG AA PASS
Text
7.46:1
On Black
FAIL
Text
2.82:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

Palette combinations from this base color

Open any harmony as a shareable palette route and keep refining from there.

Complementary
Open palette
#1E48C8#C89D1E
#1E48C8#C81E48#48C81E
Analogous
Open palette
#1E9DC8#1E73C8#1E48C8#1E1EC8#481EC8
Split complementary
Open palette
#1E48C8#C8481E#9DC81E
Tetradic
Open palette
#1E48C8#C81E9D#C89D1E#1EC848
Monochromatic
Open palette
#0D2059#17389B#2150DE#6485E8#A6B9F2
Analysis

Design expert profile

Detailed psychological and professional strategy for this specific tone.

Blue (#1E48C8) with RGB(30, 72, 200) and HSL(225, 74%, 45%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
bluecorecoolhex-1e48c8h-225s-74l-45
Region

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Developer Handoff

Copy for any framework

CSS
/* Blue */
color: #1E48C8;
background-color: #1E48C8;
border-color: #1E48C8;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #1e48c840;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#1E48C8] text-[#1E48C8] border-[#1E48C8] ring-[#1E48C8]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.118, green: 0.282, blue: 0.784)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFF1E48C8)
Android XML
<color name="blue">#1E48C8</color>
React Native
{ color: '#1E48C8' }
Social Media

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Blue

#1E48C8·rgb(30, 72, 200)

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Related colors

Nearby named colors

Royal Blue
#4169E1
Medium Blue
#0000CD
Steel Blue
#4682B4
Dark Slate Blue
#483D8B
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
Ocean Blue
#0077B6
About

About Blue

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Blue sits in the blue family with a core tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as calm, credible, and interface-friendly.
Applications
Blue (#1E48C8) with RGB(30, 72, 200) and HSL(225, 74%, 45%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as text or iconography on lighter contexts when paired carefully.
Family
Blue
Tone
Core
Temperature
cool
Keywords
blue, core, cool, hex-1e48c8, h-225, s-74
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#1E48C8
RGB
rgb(30, 72, 200)
HSL
hsl(225, 74%, 45%)
HSV
hsv(225, 85%, 78%)
CMYK
cmyk(85%, 64%, 0%, 22%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

#050D23#0A1843#11286F#17389B#1E48C8#3762E1#6485E8#87A1ED#AFC0F3#D7E0F9
900
#050D23
800
#0A1843
700
#11286F
600
#17389B
500
#1E48C8
400
#3762E1
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

Move from a single color into full palette ideas based on common harmony systems.

Complementary
Open palette
#1E48C8#C89D1E
#1E48C8#C81E48#48C81E
Analogous
Open palette
#1E9DC8#1E73C8#1E48C8#1E1EC8#481EC8
Split complementary
Open palette
#1E48C8#C8481E#9DC81E
Tetradic
Open palette
#1E48C8#C81E9D#C89D1E#1EC848
Monochromatic
Open palette
#0D2059#17389B#2150DE#6485E8#A6B9F2
Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#3031A9
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#2E2BA2
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#20918B
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
7.46:1
AAA passes for normal text.
Aa
On black
2.82:1
Fails normal and large text guidance.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

Use nearby colors when you want alternatives with a similar overall feel but a different hue or intensity.

Royal Blue
#4169E1
Medium Blue
#0000CD
Steel Blue
#4682B4
Dark Slate Blue
#483D8B
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
Ocean Blue
#0077B6
Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Blue
Closest standard CSS name to #1E48C8 for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-blue-core
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
blue-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #1E48C8 as the core value.
HSL token
225 74% 45%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.
Color palettes

Palette ideas related to this color

These palette routes are pulled from the curated library based on RGB similarity, so you can branch into more complete systems quickly.

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Material Red
Similarity score 39
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vibrantboldmaterial
Oceanic
Similarity score 59
Open
coolbluecalm
Sky High
Similarity score 59
Open
bluecoolgradient
Sky Blue
Similarity score 59
Open
monochromebluecool
Clean Tech
Similarity score 60
Open
coolminimaltech
Facebook
Similarity score 63
Open
bluebrandsocial
Metro Rainbow
Similarity score 66
Open
vibrantboldrainbow