What color is #130E46?

#130E46 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130E46?

The RGB value is 19, 14, 70: 19 red, 14 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130E46?

The complementary color is #41460E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130E46 color

#130E46 rgb(19, 14, 70)

Shades of black

The hex color #130E46 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 5.5% green and 27.5% blue (19, 14, 70).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 67% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

#130E46 color codes

HEX	`#130E46`
RGB	`rgb(19, 14, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 5.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 67%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 80%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 80%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.08, 22.47, -34.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.08, 40.84, 303.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.531, 0.895, 5.885)`
Decimal	`1248838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130E46, 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 #130E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #130E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130e46; }
.text { color: #130e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 14 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130e46, #2f0e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #130E46?: #130E46 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130E46?: The RGB value is 19, 14, 70: 19 red, 14 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130E46?: The complementary color is #41460E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.