What color is #190240?

#190240 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190240?

The RGB value is 25, 2, 64: 25 red, 2 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190240?

The complementary color is #294002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190240?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190240 color

#190240 rgb(25, 2, 64)

Shades of black

The hex color #190240 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 0.8% green and 25.1% blue (25, 2, 64).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 94% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 97% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Your Darkness (#220044), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.68:1).

#190240 color codes

HEX	`#190240`
RGB	`rgb(25, 2, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 0.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 94%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 97%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 97%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.6, 27.91, -33.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.6, 43.9, 309.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.348, 0.62, 4.898)`
Decimal	`1638976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190240, 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 #190240	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190240 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #190240 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190240; }
.text { color: #190240; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190240; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 2 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190240, #380240); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #190240?: #190240 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190240?: The RGB value is 25, 2, 64: 25 red, 2 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190240?: The complementary color is #294002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190240?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.