What color is #131128?

#131128 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131128?

The RGB value is 19, 17, 40: 19 red, 17 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131128?

The complementary color is #262811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131128?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131128 color

#131128 rgb(19, 17, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #131128 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 6.7% green and 15.7% blue (19, 17, 40).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 40% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.45:1).

#131128 color codes

HEX	`#131128`
RGB	`rgb(19, 17, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 6.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 40%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 57%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 58%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.26, 7.93, -15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.26, 17.17, 297.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.852, 0.693, 2.096)`
Decimal	`1249576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131128, 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 #131128	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131128 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.45:1	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 #131128 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131128; }
.text { color: #131128; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131128; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 17 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131128, #1f1128); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #131128?: #131128 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131128?: The RGB value is 19, 17, 40: 19 red, 17 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131128?: The complementary color is #262811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131128?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.