What color is #1F1339?

#1F1339 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 #1F1339?

The RGB value is 31, 19, 57: 31 red, 19 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1339?

The complementary color is #2D3913, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1339 color

#1F1339 rgb(31, 19, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1339 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 7.5% green and 22.4% blue (31, 19, 57).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 50% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 67% 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 17.35:1).

#1F1339 color codes

HEX	`#1F1339`
RGB	`rgb(31, 19, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 7.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 50%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 67%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 67%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.42, 16.85, -22.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.42, 28.2, 306.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.536, 1.052, 3.992)`
Decimal	`2036537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1339, 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 #1F1339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #1F1339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1339; }
.text { color: #1f1339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 19 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1339, #321339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1F1339?: #1F1339 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 #1F1339?: The RGB value is 31, 19, 57: 31 red, 19 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1339?: The complementary color is #2D3913, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.