What color is #110020?

#110020 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 #110020?

The RGB value is 17, 0, 32: 17 red, 0 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110020?

The complementary color is #0F2000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110020 color

#110020 rgb(17, 0, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #110020 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 0% green and 12.5% blue (17, 0, 32).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.1:1).

#110020 color codes

HEX	`#110020`
RGB	`rgb(17, 0, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 0%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 100%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.02, 11.45, -15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.02, 19.35, 306.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.492, 0.223, 1.383)`
Decimal	`1114144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110020, 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 #110020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.1:1	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 #110020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110020; }
.text { color: #110020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 0 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110020, #20001f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #110020?: #110020 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 #110020?: The RGB value is 17, 0, 32: 17 red, 0 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110020?: The complementary color is #0F2000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.