What color is #1C0966?

#1C0966 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Blackmail. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C0966?

The RGB value is 28, 9, 102: 28 red, 9 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C0966?

The complementary color is #536609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C0966?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C0966 color

#1C0966 rgb(28, 9, 102)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C0966 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 3.5% green and 40% blue (28, 9, 102).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 84% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Blackmail (#220066), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.4:1).

#1C0966 color codes

HEX	`#1C0966`
RGB	`rgb(28, 9, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 3.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 84%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 91%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 91%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.97, 37.01, -49.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.97, 61.77, 306.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.974, 1.401, 12.682)`
Decimal	`1837414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C0966, 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 #1C0966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C0966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #1C0966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c0966; }
.text { color: #1c0966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c0966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 9 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c0966, #4a0966); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C0966?: #1C0966 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Blackmail. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C0966?: The RGB value is 28, 9, 102: 28 red, 9 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C0966?: The complementary color is #536609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C0966?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.