#1C1CF0Bluebonnet (#1C1CF0) is a dark, vivid blue with an OKLCH hue of 267°, lightness 0.45 and chroma 0.286. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #1C1CF0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(28, 28, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 88%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 88%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(88%, 88%, 0%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(32.6 70 -98.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.450 0.286 267) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bluebonnet shifts noticeably: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#2923e2 — ΔE 2.6, shifts noticeably: leans toward purple, loses intensity#2421ec — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#1c1cf0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#1a1af3 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Bluebonnet in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 8.49:1 and against black 2.47:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#80a4ff · #4874ff · #1c1cf0 · #1300b9 · #060068 · #010024
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#0081b4 · #0068b7 · #1c1cf0 · #4200ba · #460082 · #3e0052
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d88bed · #d42ffa · #9452a6 · #1c1cf0 · #1200b3 · #070071
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f3bb00 · #6d90ed · #5e73a7 · #1c1cf0 · #142a88 · #08154b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fef1d4 · #9eaed3 · #776e5a · #1c1cf0 · #2d3b61 · #0a0400
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6f1e6 · #d0cbbe · #a6a091 · #332b19 · #110900 · #1c1cf0
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fff1d0 · #d8a600 · #8b6900 · #1c1cf0 · #4e3a00 · #010013
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b1e1d9 · #aec777 · #866341 · #1c1cf0 · #394739 · #071017
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedeb · #ff8579 · #00862d · #1c1cf0 · #004b15 · #080000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf2 · #ff7bb0 · #8b6900 · #1c1cf0 · #00483c · #0a0400
#2E54FC · #507BFF · #779CFF · #9FBBFF · #C8D8FF
#1705D1 · #1100AE · #0B008B · #060069 · #03004A
#203CCF · #2C4AAF · #3B528F
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.