What color is #1E0B35?

#1E0B35 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 #1E0B35?

The RGB value is 30, 11, 53: 30 red, 11 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E0B35?

The complementary color is #22350B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E0B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E0B35 color

#1E0B35 rgb(30, 11, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E0B35 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 4.3% green and 20.8% blue (30, 11, 53).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 66% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

#1E0B35 color codes

HEX	`#1E0B35`
RGB	`rgb(30, 11, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 4.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 66%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 79%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 79%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.98, 20.46, -23.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.98, 31.28, 310.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.298, 0.772, 3.448)`
Decimal	`1968949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E0B35, 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 #1E0B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E0B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #1E0B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e0b35; }
.text { color: #1e0b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e0b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 11 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e0b35, #330b35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1E0B35?: #1E0B35 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 #1E0B35?: The RGB value is 30, 11, 53: 30 red, 11 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E0B35?: The complementary color is #22350B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E0B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.