What color is #130E34?

#130E34 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130E34?

The RGB value is 19, 14, 52: 19 red, 14 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130E34?

The complementary color is #2F340E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130E34 color

#130E34 rgb(19, 14, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #130E34 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 5.5% green and 20.4% blue (19, 14, 52).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 58% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.42:1).

#130E34 color codes

HEX	`#130E34`
RGB	`rgb(19, 14, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 5.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 58%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 73%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 73%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.33, 14.95, -24.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.33, 28.31, 301.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.045, 0.7, 3.328)`
Decimal	`1248820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130E34, 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 #130E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #130E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130e34; }
.text { color: #130e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 14 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130e34, #260e34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #130E34?: #130E34 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130E34?: The RGB value is 19, 14, 52: 19 red, 14 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130E34?: The complementary color is #2F340E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.