Yankees Blue (#1C2841)

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: 14.69:1 — vs black: 1.43:1

Color values

HEX #1C2841
RGB rgb(28, 40, 65)
HSL hsl(220, 56%, 25%)
CMYK cmyk( 56.92, 38.46, 0, 74.51 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Logo (175)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1C2841 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Yankees Blue
#1C2841 Base

#41351C

Analogous

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

Yankees Blue
#1C2841 Base

#1C3B41

#231C41

Triadic

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

Yankees Blue
#1C2841 Base

#411C28

#28411C

Split-Complementary

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

Yankees Blue
#1C2841 Base

#41231C

#3B411C

Tetradic (Square)

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

Yankees Blue
#1C2841 Base

#411C3B

#41351C

#1C4123

Monochromatic

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

Yankees Blue
#1C2841 Base

#080B12

#101624

#283A5E

#334976

#4A6AAC

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #080B12

— #0C111B

— #101725

— #141C2E

— #182238

Yankees Blue #1C2841 Base

— #344A78

— #4B6BAE

— #8097C8

— #B6C4E0

— #EDF0F7

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #1C2841. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #1C2841;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #1C2841;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #1C2841;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #1C2841,
        #664E1C
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #1C2841,
        #664E1C
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$yankees-blue: #1C2841;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$yankees-blue-r: 28;
$yankees-blue-g: 40;
$yankees-blue-b: 65;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $yankees-blue;
    color: rgba($yankees-blue-r, $yankees-blue-g, $yankees-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #1C2841 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #252541 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 #272741 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #152C2C Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #282828 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 Yankees Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Yankees Blue #1C2841 Base

Space Cadet #1D2951 ΔE 4.84

Oxford Blue #002147 ΔE 5.21

Prussian Blue #003153 ΔE 7.25

Cool Black #002E63 ΔE 7.89

How to use this color

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