What color is #1F0F37?

#1F0F37 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 #1F0F37?

The RGB value is 31, 15, 55: 31 red, 15 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F0F37?

The complementary color is #27370F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F0F37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F0F37 color

#1F0F37 rgb(31, 15, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F0F37 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 5.9% green and 21.6% blue (31, 15, 55).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 57% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.77:1).

#1F0F37 color codes

HEX	`#1F0F37`
RGB	`rgb(31, 15, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 5.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 57%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 73%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 73%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.21, 18.96, -23.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.21, 29.9, 309.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.425, 0.909, 3.714)`
Decimal	`2035511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F0F37, 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 #1F0F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F0F37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #1F0F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f0f37; }
.text { color: #1f0f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f0f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 15 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f0f37, #330f37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1F0F37?: #1F0F37 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 #1F0F37?: The RGB value is 31, 15, 55: 31 red, 15 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F0F37?: The complementary color is #27370F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F0F37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.