What color is #110066?

#110066 is a dark, vivid violet known as The Vast of Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of The Vast of Night?

The RGB value is 17, 0, 102: 17 red, 0 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of The Vast of Night?

The complementary color is #556600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110066?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

The Vast of Night color: hex code #110066

#110066 rgb(17, 0, 102)

Shades of black

The Vast of Night has the hex code #110066. It is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 0% green and 40% blue (17, 0, 102).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

The Vast of Night (#110066) color codes

HEX	`#110066`
RGB	`rgb(17, 0, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 0%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 100%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.63, 40.75, -53.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.63, 67.15, 307.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.629, 1.078, 12.637)`
Decimal	`1114214`
Short hex	`#106`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with The Vast of Night, 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 #110066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #110066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110066; }
.text { color: #110066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 0 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110066, #440066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #110066 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #110066?: #110066 is a dark, vivid violet known as The Vast of Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of The Vast of Night?: The RGB value is 17, 0, 102: 17 red, 0 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of The Vast of Night?: The complementary color is #556600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110066?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.