Bright Navy Blue (#1974D2)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.70:1 — vs black: 4.47:1

Color values

  • HEX #1974D2
  • RGB rgb(25, 116, 210)
  • HSL hsl(210, 88%, 82%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 88.1, 44.76, 0, 17.65 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1974D2 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Bright Navy Blue
#1974D2 Base
#D27719
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Bright Navy Blue
#1974D2 Base
#19D0D2
#1B19D2
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Bright Navy Blue
#1974D2 Base
#D21974
#74D219
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Bright Navy Blue
#1974D2 Base
#D21B19
#D0D219
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Bright Navy Blue
#1974D2 Base
#D219D0
#D27719
#19D21B
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Bright Navy Blue
#1974D2 Base
#092849
#114E8E
#1560AE
#2E88E6
#4E9AEA
#92C1F2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Bright Navy Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#030D17
#07213C
#0C3662
#104B87
#155FAD
Bright Navy Blue #1974D2 Base
#368DE7
#62A6EC
#8FC0F2
#BCD9F7
#E8F2FC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #1974D2. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #1974D2;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #1974D2;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #1974D2;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #1974D2,
        #FAD3AA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #1974D2,
        #FAD3AA
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$bright-navy-blue: #1974D2;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$bright-navy-blue-r: 25;
$bright-navy-blue-g: 116;
$bright-navy-blue-b: 210;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $bright-navy-blue;
    color: rgba($bright-navy-blue-r, $bright-navy-blue-g, $bright-navy-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Bright Navy Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #1974D2 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6464D3 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #6E6ED2 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #008585 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #747474 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Bright Navy Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Bright Navy Blue #1974D2 Base
True Blue #0073CF ΔE 1.14
Tufts Blue #417DC1 ΔE 3.62
French Blue #0072BB ΔE 3.89
Ocean Boat Blue #0077BE ΔE 4.26

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.