What color is #180328?

#180328 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 #180328?

The RGB value is 24, 3, 40: 24 red, 3 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180328?

The complementary color is #132803, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180328?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180328 color

#180328 rgb(24, 3, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #180328 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 1.2% green and 15.7% blue (24, 3, 40).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 86% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.4:1).

#180328 color codes

HEX	`#180328`
RGB	`rgb(24, 3, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 1.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 86%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 93%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 93%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.73, 16.39, -19.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.73, 25.21, 310.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.792, 0.413, 2.045)`
Decimal	`1573672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180328, 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 #180328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #180328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180328; }
.text { color: #180328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 3 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180328, #280325); }

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Questions

What color is #180328?: #180328 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 #180328?: The RGB value is 24, 3, 40: 24 red, 3 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180328?: The complementary color is #132803, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180328?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.