What color is #11081F?

#11081F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11081F?

The RGB value is 17, 8, 31: 17 red, 8 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11081F?

The complementary color is #161F08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11081F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11081F color

#11081F rgb(17, 8, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #11081F is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 3.1% green and 12.2% blue (17, 8, 31).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 59% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.47:1).

#11081F color codes

HEX	`#11081F`
RGB	`rgb(17, 8, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 3.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 59%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 74%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 74%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.54, 7.9, -12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.54, 14.8, 302.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.565, 0.392, 1.342)`
Decimal	`1116191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11081F, 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 #11081F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11081F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #11081F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11081f; }
.text { color: #11081f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11081f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 8 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11081f, #1d081f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #11081F?: #11081F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11081F?: The RGB value is 17, 8, 31: 17 red, 8 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11081F?: The complementary color is #161F08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11081F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.