What color is #1C0F33?

#1C0F33 is a very dark, moderate violet known as Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Midnight Monarch?

The RGB value is 28, 15, 51: 28 red, 15 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Midnight Monarch?

The complementary color is #26330F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C0F33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Midnight Monarch color: hex code #1C0F33

#1C0F33 rgb(28, 15, 51)

Shades of black

Midnight Monarch has the hex code #1C0F33. It is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 5.9% green and 20% blue (28, 15, 51).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 55% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33) color codes

HEX	`#1C0F33`
RGB	`rgb(28, 15, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 5.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 55%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 71%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 71%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.47, 16.74, -21.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.47, 27.18, 308.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.247, 0.828, 3.225)`
Decimal	`1838899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Midnight Monarch, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1C0F33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C0F33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1C0F33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c0f33; }
.text { color: #1c0f33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c0f33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 15 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c0f33, #2e0f33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

See #1C0F33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1C0F33?: #1C0F33 is a very dark, moderate violet known as Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Midnight Monarch?: The RGB value is 28, 15, 51: 28 red, 15 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Midnight Monarch?: The complementary color is #26330F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C0F33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.