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#11001A Color

#11001A is rgb(17, 0, 26) in RGB, hsl(279, 100%, 5%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 100%, 0%, 90%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Black (#010B13), visibly different at ΔE 11.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#11001A
HEX#11001A
RGBrgb(17, 0, 26)
HSLhsl(279, 100%, 5%)
HSVhsv(279, 100%, 10%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 100%, 0%, 90%)
OKLCHoklch(13.4% 0.066 313.9)
LABlab(1.69% 8.54 -11.15)
LCHlch(1.69% 14.05 307.46)

What #11001A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #11001A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#11001A Channel Values

How #11001A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 17 · G 0 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 100% · L 5%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 100% · V 10%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 90%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance20.22:1 vs white · 1.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #11001A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text20.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #11001A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #11001A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #11001A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #11001A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #11001A.

How #11001A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#11001A
Protanopia#03031A
Protanomaly#09021A
Deuteranopia#06061A
Deuteranomaly#0B041A
Tritanopia#0E0404
Tritanomaly#0F030F
Achromatopsia#060606

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #11001A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-11001a: #11001A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #11001A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-11001a': '#11001A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.000, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_11001a">#11001A</color>
SVG fillfill="#11001A"

More Purple Colors

#11001A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#11001A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #11001A?

#11001A is a darkest purple — rgb(17, 0, 26) in RGB and hsl(279, 100%, 5%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.96.

What is the RGB value of #11001A?

#11001A is rgb(17, 0, 26) — red 17, green 0, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #11001A?

#11001A converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 100%, 0%, 90%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #11001A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #11001A scores 20.22:1 against white and 1.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #11001A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #11001A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 14.15, which is visibly different.

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