What color is #1A0F33?

#1A0F33 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 #1A0F33?

The RGB value is 26, 15, 51: 26 red, 15 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A0F33?

The complementary color is #28330F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A0F33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A0F33 color

#1A0F33 rgb(26, 15, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A0F33 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 5.9% green and 20% blue (26, 15, 51).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 55% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.1:1).

#1A0F33 color codes

HEX	`#1A0F33`
RGB	`rgb(26, 15, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 5.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 55%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 71%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 71%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.23, 16.12, -21.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.23, 27.12, 306.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.194, 0.8, 3.223)`
Decimal	`1707827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A0F33, 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 #1A0F33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A0F33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #1A0F33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a0f33; }
.text { color: #1a0f33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a0f33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 15 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a0f33, #2c0f33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1A0F33?: #1A0F33 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 #1A0F33?: The RGB value is 26, 15, 51: 26 red, 15 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A0F33?: The complementary color is #28330F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A0F33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.