What color is #10002A?

#10002A is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10002A?

The RGB value is 16, 0, 42: 16 red, 0 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10002A?

The complementary color is #1A2A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10002A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10002A color

#10002A rgb(16, 0, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #10002A is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 0% green and 16.5% blue (16, 0, 42).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.9:1).

#10002A color codes

HEX	`#10002A`
RGB	`rgb(16, 0, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 0%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 100%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.5, 15.07, -22.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.5, 27.21, 303.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.631, 0.277, 2.21)`
Decimal	`1048618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10002A, 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 #10002A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10002A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #10002A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10002a; }
.text { color: #10002a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10002a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 0 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10002a, #25002a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #10002A?: #10002A is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10002A?: The RGB value is 16, 0, 42: 16 red, 0 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10002A?: The complementary color is #1A2A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10002A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.