What color is #1A0229?

#1A0229 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 #1A0229?

The RGB value is 26, 2, 41: 26 red, 2 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A0229?

The complementary color is #112902, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A0229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A0229 color

#1A0229 rgb(26, 2, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A0229 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 0.8% green and 16.1% blue (26, 2, 41).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 91% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.36:1).

#1A0229 color codes

HEX	`#1A0229`
RGB	`rgb(26, 2, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 0.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 91%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 95%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 95%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.82, 18.26, -19.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.82, 26.9, 312.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.848, 0.423, 2.134)`
Decimal	`1704489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A0229, 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 #1A0229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A0229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.36:1	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 #1A0229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a0229; }
.text { color: #1a0229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a0229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 2 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a0229, #290225); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1A0229?: #1A0229 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 #1A0229?: The RGB value is 26, 2, 41: 26 red, 2 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A0229?: The complementary color is #112902, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A0229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.