What color is #1F1C38?

#1F1C38 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1C38?

The RGB value is 31, 28, 56: 31 red, 28 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1C38?

The complementary color is #35381C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1C38 color

#1F1C38 rgb(31, 28, 56)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1F1C38 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 11% green and 22% blue (31, 28, 56).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#1F1C38 color codes

HEX	`#1F1C38`
RGB	`rgb(31, 28, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 11%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 50%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 50%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.01, 9.89, -17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.01, 20.34, 299.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.694, 1.407, 3.923)`
Decimal	`2038840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1C38, 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 #1F1C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #1F1C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1c38; }
.text { color: #1f1c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 28 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1c38, #2d1c38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1F1C38?: #1F1C38 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1C38?: The RGB value is 31, 28, 56: 31 red, 28 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1C38?: The complementary color is #35381C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.