What color is #1B0B34?

#1B0B34 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 #1B0B34?

The RGB value is 27, 11, 52: 27 red, 11 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B0B34?

The complementary color is #24340B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B0B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B0B34 color

#1B0B34 rgb(27, 11, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B0B34 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 4.3% green and 20.4% blue (27, 11, 52).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 65% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.36:1).

#1B0B34 color codes

HEX	`#1B0B34`
RGB	`rgb(27, 11, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 4.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 65%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 79%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 79%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.51, 19.14, -23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.51, 30.47, 308.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.191, 0.72, 3.324)`
Decimal	`1772340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B0B34, 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 #1B0B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B0B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #1B0B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b0b34; }
.text { color: #1b0b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b0b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 11 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b0b34, #300b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1B0B34?: #1B0B34 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 #1B0B34?: The RGB value is 27, 11, 52: 27 red, 11 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B0B34?: The complementary color is #24340B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B0B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.