What color is #1D1933?

#1D1933 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D1933?

The RGB value is 29, 25, 51: 29 red, 25 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D1933?

The complementary color is #2F3319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D1933?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D1933 color

#1D1933 rgb(29, 25, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D1933 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 9.8% green and 20% blue (29, 25, 51).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#1D1933 color codes

HEX	`#1D1933`
RGB	`rgb(29, 25, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 9.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 51%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 51%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.52, 9.73, -16.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.52, 19.18, 300.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.452, 1.195, 3.286)`
Decimal	`1906995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D1933, 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 #1D1933	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D1933 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #1D1933 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d1933; }
.text { color: #1d1933; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d1933; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 25 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d1933, #2a1933); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1D1933?: #1D1933 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D1933?: The RGB value is 29, 25, 51: 29 red, 25 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D1933?: The complementary color is #2F3319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D1933?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.