What color is #200F3C?

#200F3C is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #200F3C?

The RGB value is 32, 15, 60: 32 red, 15 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200F3C?

The complementary color is #2B3C0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200F3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200F3C color

#200F3C rgb(32, 15, 60)

Shades of black

The hex color #200F3C is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 5.9% green and 23.5% blue (32, 15, 60).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 60% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Abyss (#160435), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#200F3C color codes

HEX	`#200F3C`
RGB	`rgb(32, 15, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 5.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 60%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 75%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 75%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.78, 20.84, -25.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.78, 33.17, 308.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.582, 0.975, 4.379)`
Decimal	`2101052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200F3C, 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 #200F3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200F3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	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 #200F3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200f3c; }
.text { color: #200f3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200f3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 15 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200f3c, #370f3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #200F3C?: #200F3C is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #200F3C?: The RGB value is 32, 15, 60: 32 red, 15 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200F3C?: The complementary color is #2B3C0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200F3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.