What color is #1E1138?

#1E1138 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 #1E1138?

The RGB value is 30, 17, 56: 30 red, 17 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1138?

The complementary color is #2B3811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1138 color

#1E1138 rgb(30, 17, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1138 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 6.7% green and 22% blue (30, 17, 56).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 53% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.61:1).

#1E1138 color codes

HEX	`#1E1138`
RGB	`rgb(30, 17, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 6.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 53%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 70%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 70%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.67, 17.64, -23.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.67, 29.07, 307.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.449, 0.962, 3.85)`
Decimal	`1970488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1138, 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 #1E1138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #1E1138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1138; }
.text { color: #1e1138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 17 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1138, #311138); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1E1138?: #1E1138 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 #1E1138?: The RGB value is 30, 17, 56: 30 red, 17 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1138?: The complementary color is #2B3811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.