What color is #0B011E?

#0B011E is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B011E?

The RGB value is 11, 1, 30: 11 red, 1 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B011E?

The complementary color is #141E01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B011E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B011E color

#0B011E rgb(11, 1, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B011E is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 0.4% green and 11.8% blue (11, 1, 30).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 94% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 97% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.24:1).

#0B011E color codes

HEX	`#0B011E`
RGB	`rgb(11, 1, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 0.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 94%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 97%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 97%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.69, 8.43, -14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.69, 16.82, 300.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.383, 0.187, 1.244)`
Decimal	`721182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B011E, 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 #0B011E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B011E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.24:1	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 #0B011E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b011e; }
.text { color: #0b011e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b011e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 1 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b011e, #1a011e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #0B011E?: #0B011E is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B011E?: The RGB value is 11, 1, 30: 11 red, 1 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B011E?: The complementary color is #141E01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B011E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.