What color is #190940?

#190940 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190940?

The RGB value is 25, 9, 64: 25 red, 9 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190940?

The complementary color is #304009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190940 color

#190940 rgb(25, 9, 64)

Shades of black

The hex color #190940 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 3.5% green and 25.1% blue (25, 9, 64).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 75% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Abyss (#160435), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

#190940 color codes

HEX	`#190940`
RGB	`rgb(25, 9, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 3.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 75%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 86%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 86%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.97, 24.22, -31.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.97, 39.85, 307.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.424, 0.772, 4.924)`
Decimal	`1640768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190940, 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 #190940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #190940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190940; }
.text { color: #190940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 9 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190940, #350940); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #190940?: #190940 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190940?: The RGB value is 25, 9, 64: 25 red, 9 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190940?: The complementary color is #304009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.