What color is #110054?

#110054 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110054?

The RGB value is 17, 0, 84: 17 red, 0 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110054?

The complementary color is #435400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110054?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110054 color

#110054 rgb(17, 0, 84)

Shades of black

The hex color #110054 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 0% green and 32.9% blue (17, 0, 84).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ravenclaw (#0A0555), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

#110054 color codes

HEX	`#110054`
RGB	`rgb(17, 0, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 0%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 100%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.86, 35.51, -45.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.86, 58, 307.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.831, 0.759, 8.436)`
Decimal	`1114196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110054, 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 #110054	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110054 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #110054 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110054; }
.text { color: #110054; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110054; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 0 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110054, #3b0054); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #110054?: #110054 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110054?: The RGB value is 17, 0, 84: 17 red, 0 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110054?: The complementary color is #435400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110054?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.