What color is #110034?

#110034 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110034?

The RGB value is 17, 0, 52: 17 red, 0 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110034?

The complementary color is #233400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110034?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110034 color

#110034 rgb(17, 0, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #110034 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 0% green and 20.4% blue (17, 0, 52).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Abyss (#160435), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.56:1).

#110034 color codes

HEX	`#110034`
RGB	`rgb(17, 0, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 0%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 100%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.32, 20.56, -28.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.32, 35.46, 305.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.851, 0.367, 3.274)`
Decimal	`1114164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110034, 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 #110034	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110034 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #110034 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110034; }
.text { color: #110034; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110034; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 0 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110034, #2b0034); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #110034?: #110034 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110034?: The RGB value is 17, 0, 52: 17 red, 0 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110034?: The complementary color is #233400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110034?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.