Closest named color · ΔE 2.63
#1F052D
Closest named color · ΔE 2.63
#1F052D
Does it pop as a button? Stay readable as a background? Survive at badge size?
If an entire site used it as the primary color, it would feel like this —
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How this color performs against black and white text.
White text on this background
Aa Ratio 18.79:1
Black text on this background
Aa Ratio 1.12:1
:root {
--color: #1F052D;
--color-rgb: 31, 5, 45;
--color-hsl: 279, 80%, 9.8%;
}
.bg-color { background-color: #1F052D; }
.text-on-color { color: #ffffff; }
.border-color { border-color: #1F052D; }
.gradient {
background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #1F052D 0%, 330033 100%);
}Nearest official code in each standard system, ranked by CIEDE2000.
Official color from public brand materials (simple-icons CC0 dataset)
What the ancients would have called this color.
The same color, as named in Japanese tradition.
Based on the Machado (2009) model - see how this color appears to 8 types of color vision.
Normal vision
#1F052D
Standard trichromatic vision with all three cone types functioning.
Protanomaly
#0D092E
Abnormal L cone sensitivity (~1% of men). Weakened red perception.
Protanopia
#010C2F
Missing L cones (~1% of men). Reds are hard to perceive.
Deuteranomaly
#100B2C
Abnormal M cone sensitivity (~6% of men). The most common deficiency.
Deuteranopia
#050E2B
Missing M cones (~1% of men). Reds and greens are confused.
Tritanomaly
#1F071C
Abnormal S cone sensitivity (extremely rare). Weakened blue-yellow perception.
Tritanopia
#1E0911
Missing S cones (extremely rare). Blues and yellows are confused.
Achromatomaly
#180C1E
Severely weakened color vision (~0.001%). Colors appear washed out.
Achromatopsia
#0D0D0D
No color vision at all (~0.003%). The world is shades of grey.
Closest names by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance.
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Text readability sample
color: #1F052D;Text readability sample
background-color: #1F052D;Text readability sample
text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #1F052D;linear-gradient(90deg, #1F052D, #132D05)Drag hue, saturation and lightness to preview live - find the version that feels right.
This is the color with hex code #1F052D. Its RGB channels are 31, 5, 45; the closest human-readable name is "Middle Red Purple" (ΔE 2.63, CIEDE2000).
#1F052D is rgb(31, 5, 45) in RGB, hsl(279, 80%, 9.8%) in HSL and cmyk(31.1%, 88.9%, 0%, 82.4%) in CMYK.
Its complement #132D05 works best, along with triadic and analogous harmonies - see the harmony section below to copy full palettes.
Contrast with black text is 1.12:1 and with white text 18.79:1. WCAG 2.1 requires at least 4.5:1 for body text (AA) and 3:1 for large text.