What color is #130023?

#130023 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 #130023?

The RGB value is 19, 0, 35: 19 red, 0 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130023?

The complementary color is #102300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130023?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130023 color

#130023 rgb(19, 0, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #130023 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 0% green and 13.7% blue (19, 0, 35).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.96:1).

#130023 color codes

HEX	`#130023`
RGB	`rgb(19, 0, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 0%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 100%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.35, 13.31, -17.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.35, 21.95, 307.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.572, 0.26, 1.61)`
Decimal	`1245219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130023, 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 #130023	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130023 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #130023 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130023; }
.text { color: #130023; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130023; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 0 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130023, #230022); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #130023?: #130023 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 #130023?: The RGB value is 19, 0, 35: 19 red, 0 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130023?: The complementary color is #102300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130023?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.