What color is #1C0044?

#1C0044 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C0044?

The RGB value is 28, 0, 68: 28 red, 0 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C0044?

The complementary color is #284400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C0044?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C0044 color

#1C0044 rgb(28, 0, 68)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C0044 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 0% green and 26.7% blue (28, 0, 68).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Your Darkness (#220044), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.54:1).

#1C0044 color codes

HEX	`#1C0044`
RGB	`rgb(28, 0, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 0%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 100%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6, 31.2, -36.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6, 47.69, 310.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.522, 0.664, 5.516)`
Decimal	`1835076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C0044, 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 #1C0044	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C0044 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #1C0044 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c0044; }
.text { color: #1c0044; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c0044; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 0 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c0044, #3e0044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C0044?: #1C0044 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C0044?: The RGB value is 28, 0, 68: 28 red, 0 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C0044?: The complementary color is #284400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C0044?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.