What color is #1A0A27?

#1A0A27 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 #1A0A27?

The RGB value is 26, 10, 39: 26 red, 10 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A0A27?

The complementary color is #17270A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A0A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A0A27 color

#1A0A27 rgb(26, 10, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A0A27 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 3.9% green and 15.3% blue (26, 10, 39).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 59% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.81:1).

#1A0A27 color codes

HEX	`#1A0A27`
RGB	`rgb(26, 10, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 3.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 59%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 74%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 74%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.27, 14.13, -15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.27, 21.32, 311.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.901, 0.583, 1.984)`
Decimal	`1706535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A0A27, 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 #1A0A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A0A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.81:1	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 #1A0A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a0a27; }
.text { color: #1a0a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a0a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 10 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a0a27, #270a26); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1A0A27?: #1A0A27 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 #1A0A27?: The RGB value is 26, 10, 39: 26 red, 10 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A0A27?: The complementary color is #17270A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A0A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.