What color is #1E1936?

#1E1936 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 #1E1936?

The RGB value is 30, 25, 54: 30 red, 25 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1936?

The complementary color is #313619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1936 color

#1E1936 rgb(30, 25, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1936 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 9.8% green and 21.2% blue (30, 25, 54).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 37% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.83:1).

#1E1936 color codes

HEX	`#1E1936`
RGB	`rgb(30, 25, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 9.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 37%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 54%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 54%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.83, 11.11, -18.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.83, 21.33, 301.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.549, 1.238, 3.647)`
Decimal	`1972534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1936, 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 #1E1936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #1E1936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1936; }
.text { color: #1e1936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 25 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1936, #2d1936); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1E1936?: #1E1936 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 #1E1936?: The RGB value is 30, 25, 54: 30 red, 25 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1936?: The complementary color is #313619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.