What color is #1F193C?

#1F193C 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 #1F193C?

The RGB value is 31, 25, 60: 31 red, 25 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F193C?

The complementary color is #363C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F193C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F193C color

#1F193C rgb(31, 25, 60)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F193C is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 9.8% green and 23.5% blue (31, 25, 60).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 41% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.63:1).

#1F193C color codes

HEX	`#1F193C`
RGB	`rgb(31, 25, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 9.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 41%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 58%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 58%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.36, 13.53, -21.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.36, 25.52, 302.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.728, 1.313, 4.436)`
Decimal	`2038076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F193C, 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 #1F193C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F193C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #1F193C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f193c; }
.text { color: #1f193c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f193c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 25 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f193c, #31193c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1F193C?: #1F193C 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 #1F193C?: The RGB value is 31, 25, 60: 31 red, 25 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F193C?: The complementary color is #363C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F193C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.