What color is #130066?

#130066 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color The Vast of Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130066?

The RGB value is 19, 0, 102: 19 red, 0 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130066?

The complementary color is #536600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130066?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130066 color

#130066 rgb(19, 0, 102)

Shades of black

The hex color #130066 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 0% green and 40% blue (19, 0, 102).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is The Vast of Night (#110066), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.22:1).

#130066 color codes

HEX	`#130066`
RGB	`rgb(19, 0, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 0%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 100%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.78, 40.81, -53.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.78, 66.98, 307.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.666, 1.097, 12.639)`
Decimal	`1245286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130066, 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 #130066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #130066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130066; }
.text { color: #130066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 0 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130066, #460066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Navy Blue.

Questions

What color is #130066?: #130066 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color The Vast of Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130066?: The RGB value is 19, 0, 102: 19 red, 0 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130066?: The complementary color is #536600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130066?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.