What color is #1C133F?

#1C133F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C133F?

The RGB value is 28, 19, 63: 28 red, 19 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C133F?

The complementary color is #363F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C133F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C133F color

#1C133F rgb(28, 19, 63)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C133F is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 7.5% green and 24.7% blue (28, 19, 63).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 54% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#1C133F color codes

HEX	`#1C133F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 19, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 7.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 54%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 70%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 70%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.57, 18.15, -26.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.57, 32.26, 304.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.609, 1.071, 4.824)`
Decimal	`1839935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C133F, 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 #1C133F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C133F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #1C133F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c133f; }
.text { color: #1c133f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c133f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 19 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c133f, #32133f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1C133F?: #1C133F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C133F?: The RGB value is 28, 19, 63: 28 red, 19 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C133F?: The complementary color is #363F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C133F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.