What color is #070027?

#070027 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070027?

The RGB value is 7, 0, 39: 7 red, 0 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070027?

The complementary color is #202700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070027?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070027 color

#070027 rgb(7, 0, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #070027 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 0% green and 15.3% blue (7, 0, 39).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.22:1).

#070027 color codes

HEX	`#070027`
RGB	`rgb(7, 0, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 0%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 100%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.73, 11.13, -21.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.73, 24.29, 297.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.454, 0.192, 1.932)`
Decimal	`458791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070027, 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 #070027	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070027 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #070027 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070027; }
.text { color: #070027; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070027; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 0 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070027, #1a0027); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #070027?: #070027 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070027?: The RGB value is 7, 0, 39: 7 red, 0 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070027?: The complementary color is #202700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070027?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.