What color is #1C1632?

#1C1632 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1632?

The RGB value is 28, 22, 50: 28 red, 22 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1632?

The complementary color is #2C3216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1632?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1632 color

#1C1632 rgb(28, 22, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1632 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 8.6% green and 19.6% blue (28, 22, 50).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 39% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.35:1).

#1C1632 color codes

HEX	`#1C1632`
RGB	`rgb(28, 22, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 8.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 39%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 56%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 56%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.41, 11.31, -17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.41, 20.91, 302.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.341, 1.051, 3.149)`
Decimal	`1840690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1632, 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 #1C1632	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1632 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.35:1	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 #1C1632 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1632; }
.text { color: #1c1632; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1632; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 22 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1632, #2a1632); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1C1632?: #1C1632 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1632?: The RGB value is 28, 22, 50: 28 red, 22 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1632?: The complementary color is #2C3216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1632?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.