What color is #150B27?

#150B27 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 #150B27?

The RGB value is 21, 11, 39: 21 red, 11 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150B27?

The complementary color is #1D270B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150B27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150B27 color

#150B27 rgb(21, 11, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #150B27 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 4.3% green and 15.3% blue (21, 11, 39).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 56% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.94:1).

#150B27 color codes

HEX	`#150B27`
RGB	`rgb(21, 11, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 4.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 56%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 72%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 72%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.93, 11.34, -16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.93, 20.05, 304.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.795, 0.545, 1.982)`
Decimal	`1379111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150B27, 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 #150B27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150B27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #150B27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150b27; }
.text { color: #150b27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150b27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 11 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150b27, #230b27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #150B27?: #150B27 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 #150B27?: The RGB value is 21, 11, 39: 21 red, 11 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150B27?: The complementary color is #1D270B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150B27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.