What color is #1E1833?

#1E1833 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1833?

The RGB value is 30, 24, 51: 30 red, 24 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1833?

The complementary color is #2D3318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1833?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1833 color

#1E1833 rgb(30, 24, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1833 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 9.4% green and 20% blue (30, 24, 51).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 36% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#1E1833 color codes

HEX	`#1E1833`
RGB	`rgb(30, 24, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 9.4%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 36%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 53%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 53%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.32, 10.82, -16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.32, 20.02, 302.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.459, 1.168, 3.28)`
Decimal	`1972275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1833, 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 #1E1833	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1833 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #1E1833 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1833; }
.text { color: #1e1833; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1833; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 24 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1833, #2c1833); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1E1833?: #1E1833 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1833?: The RGB value is 30, 24, 51: 30 red, 24 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1833?: The complementary color is #2D3318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1833?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.