What color is #13011F?

#13011F is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13011F?

The RGB value is 19, 1, 31: 19 red, 1 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13011F?

The complementary color is #0D1F01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13011F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13011F color

#13011F rgb(19, 1, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #13011F is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 0.4% green and 12.2% blue (19, 1, 31).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 94% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 97% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.97:1).

#13011F color codes

HEX	`#13011F`
RGB	`rgb(19, 1, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 0.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 94%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 97%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 97%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.34, 11.49, -14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.34, 18.35, 308.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.527, 0.259, 1.318)`
Decimal	`1245471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13011F, 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 #13011F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13011F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.97:1	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 #13011F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13011f; }
.text { color: #13011f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13011f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 1 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13011f, #1f011c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #13011F?: #13011F is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13011F?: The RGB value is 19, 1, 31: 19 red, 1 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13011F?: The complementary color is #0D1F01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13011F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.