Exploring the Color #1F5370

#1F5370 sits at 201° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 57% saturation and 28% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 31, 83, 112 produces a 8.30:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #1F5370 is a clear variant of CSS teal — about 57 units away from #008080. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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