#1D162C

A very dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Black.

About #1D162C

Visually, #1D162C is defined as a moderate purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Black. Its digital footprint relies on 29 parts red, 22 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 34% cyan and 50% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 259.1° hue, 33.3% saturation, and 12.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#1D162C
RGB29, 22, 44
HSL259.1°, 33.3%, 12.9%
CMYK34%, 50%, 0%, 83%
HSV259.1°, 50.0%, 17.3%
LAB9.1, 9.6, -13.6
XYZ1.2, 1.0, 2.5
Decimal1906220

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

17.45:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.20:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
16.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.02:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #1D162C; }
.text-color { color: #1D162C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #1D162C; }

Similar Colors

Black
#000000