What color is #150025?

#150025 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150025?

The RGB value is 21, 0, 37: 21 red, 0 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150025?

The complementary color is #102500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150025?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150025 color

#150025 rgb(21, 0, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #150025 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 0% green and 14.5% blue (21, 0, 37).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.84:1).

#150025 color codes

HEX	`#150025`
RGB	`rgb(21, 0, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 0%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 100%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.65, 14.94, -18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.65, 23.81, 308.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.643, 0.293, 1.773)`
Decimal	`1376293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150025, 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 #150025	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150025 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #150025 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150025; }
.text { color: #150025; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150025; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 0 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150025, #250023); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #150025?: #150025 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150025?: The RGB value is 21, 0, 37: 21 red, 0 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150025?: The complementary color is #102500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150025?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.