All About Color #1B0042

#1B0042

About #1B0042

#1B0042 is a very dark purple color with the hex code #1B0042. In RGB it is red 27, green 0, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 265°, saturation 100%, lightness 13%; in CMYK it is 59%, 100%, 0%, 74%. Its contrast ratio is 18.66:1 on white and 1.13:1 on black.

#1B0042 Color Conversion

Hex triplet1B, 00, 42
CMYK59.09%, 100.00%, 0.00%, 74.12%
RGB Decimal27, 0, 66
HSL265°, 100%, 13%
RGB Octal33, 0, 102
HSV (HSB)264.55°, 100.00%, 25.88%
RGB Binary11011, 0, 1000010
CIE-L*AB5.66, 30.24, -35.22
RGB Percent10.59%, 0.00%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH5.66, 46.42, 310.65
XYZ1.44, 0.63, 5.20
CIE-L*UV5.66, 1.43, -18.76
xyY0.20, 0.09, 0.63
Hunter-Lab7.91, 18.52, -33.41
RYB10.59%, 0.00%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#1B0042 on a dark background: contrast 1.13:1, fails WCAG AA.
#1B0042 on a light background: contrast 18.66:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #1B0042, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#1B0042 · #42009E · #0B001A · #274200 · #5C9E00

Analogous palette

#002742 · #000642 · #1B0042 · #3D0042 · #420027

Triadic palette

#1B0042 · #421C00 · #00421C · #42009E · #9E4200

Tetradic palette

#1B0042 · #420006 · #274200 · #00423D · #0B001A

Monochromatic palette

#0B001A · #0B001A · #1B0042 · #3B008F · #5B00DB

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