What color is #1F1232?

#1F1232 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1232?

The RGB value is 31, 18, 50: 31 red, 18 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1232?

The complementary color is #253212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1232 color

#1F1232 rgb(31, 18, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1232 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 7.1% green and 19.6% blue (31, 18, 50).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 47% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#1F1232 color codes

HEX	`#1F1232`
RGB	`rgb(31, 18, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 7.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 47%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 64%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 64%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.6, 15.24, -18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.6, 24.24, 308.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.357, 0.954, 3.13)`
Decimal	`2036274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1232, 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 #1F1232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	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 #1F1232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1232; }
.text { color: #1f1232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 18 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1232, #2f1232); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1F1232?: #1F1232 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1232?: The RGB value is 31, 18, 50: 31 red, 18 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1232?: The complementary color is #253212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.