What color is #130626?

#130626 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130626?

The RGB value is 19, 6, 38: 19 red, 6 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130626?

The complementary color is #192606, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130626?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130626 color

#130626 rgb(19, 6, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #130626 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 2.4% green and 14.9% blue (19, 6, 38).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 73% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.41:1).

#130626 color codes

HEX	`#130626`
RGB	`rgb(19, 6, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 2.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 73%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 84%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 84%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.69, 12.09, -17.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.69, 21.44, 304.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.683, 0.409, 1.876)`
Decimal	`1246758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130626, 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 #130626	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130626 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.41:1	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 #130626 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130626; }
.text { color: #130626; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130626; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 6 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130626, #230626); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #130626?: #130626 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130626?: The RGB value is 19, 6, 38: 19 red, 6 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130626?: The complementary color is #192606, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130626?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.