What color is #20084A?

#20084A is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20084A?

The RGB value is 32, 8, 74: 32 red, 8 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20084A?

The complementary color is #324A08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20084A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20084A color

#20084A rgb(32, 8, 74)

Shades of black

The hex color #20084A is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 3.1% green and 29% blue (32, 8, 74).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 80% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Your Darkness (#220044), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#20084A color codes

HEX	`#20084A`
RGB	`rgb(32, 8, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 3.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 80%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 89%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 89%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.78, 29.31, -35.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.78, 46.19, 309.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.918, 0.975, 6.564)`
Decimal	`2099274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20084A, 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 #20084A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20084A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #20084A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20084a; }
.text { color: #20084a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20084a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 8 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20084a, #41084a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #20084A?: #20084A is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20084A?: The RGB value is 32, 8, 74: 32 red, 8 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20084A?: The complementary color is #324A08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20084A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.