What color is #1B0B36?

#1B0B36 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 #1B0B36?

The RGB value is 27, 11, 54: 27 red, 11 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B0B36?

The complementary color is #26360B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B0B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B0B36 color

#1B0B36 rgb(27, 11, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B0B36 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 4.3% green and 21.2% blue (27, 11, 54).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 66% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Abyss (#160435), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.3:1).

#1B0B36 color codes

HEX	`#1B0B36`
RGB	`rgb(27, 11, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 4.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 66%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 80%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 80%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.67, 19.9, -24.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.67, 31.87, 308.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.237, 0.739, 3.567)`
Decimal	`1772342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B0B36, 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 #1B0B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B0B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.3:1	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 #1B0B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b0b36; }
.text { color: #1b0b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b0b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 11 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b0b36, #300b36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1B0B36?: #1B0B36 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 #1B0B36?: The RGB value is 27, 11, 54: 27 red, 11 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B0B36?: The complementary color is #26360B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B0B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.