What color is #1C0731?

#1C0731 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 #1C0731?

The RGB value is 28, 7, 49: 28 red, 7 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C0731?

The complementary color is #1C3107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C0731?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C0731 color

#1C0731 rgb(28, 7, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C0731 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 2.7% green and 19.2% blue (28, 7, 49).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 75% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.68:1).

#1C0731 color codes

HEX	`#1C0731`
RGB	`rgb(28, 7, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 2.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 75%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 86%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 86%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.61, 20.28, -22.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.61, 30.61, 311.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.109, 0.621, 2.966)`
Decimal	`1836849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C0731, 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 #1C0731	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C0731 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.68:1	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 #1C0731 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c0731; }
.text { color: #1c0731; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c0731; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 7 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c0731, #310731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1C0731?: #1C0731 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 #1C0731?: The RGB value is 28, 7, 49: 28 red, 7 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C0731?: The complementary color is #1C3107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C0731?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.