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#130B1E Color

#130B1E is rgb(19, 11, 30) in RGB, hsl(265, 46%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 63%, 0%, 88%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Black (#010B13), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#130B1E
HEX#130B1E
RGBrgb(19, 11, 30)
HSLhsl(265, 46%, 8%)
HSVhsv(265, 63%, 12%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 63%, 0%, 88%)
OKLCHoklch(17.2% 0.04 301.8)
LABlab(4.19% 6.12 -10.65)
LCHlch(4.19% 12.29 299.90)

What #130B1E 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 #130B1E, 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.

#130B1E Channel Values

How #130B1E 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 19 · G 11 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 46% · L 8%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 63% · V 12%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 88%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.19:1 vs white · 1.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #130B1E 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 text19.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #130B1E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #130B1E; 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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Tints & Shades of #130B1E

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #130B1E.

How #130B1E 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#130B1E
Protanopia#0D0D1E
Protanomaly#0F0C1E
Deuteranopia#0E0E1E
Deuteranomaly#100D1E
Tritanopia#100E0E
Tritanomaly#110D16
Achromatopsia#0F0F0F

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Using #130B1E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-130b1e: #130B1E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #130B1E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-130b1e': '#130B1E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.075, green: 0.043, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_130b1e">#130B1E</color>
SVG fillfill="#130B1E"

More Purple Colors

#130B1E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#130B1E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #130B1E?

#130B1E is a darkest purple — rgb(19, 11, 30) in RGB and hsl(265, 46%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.77.

What is the RGB value of #130B1E?

#130B1E is rgb(19, 11, 30) — red 19, green 11, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #130B1E?

#130B1E converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 63%, 0%, 88%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #130B1E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #130B1E scores 19.19:1 against white and 1.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #130B1E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #130B1E 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 12.98, which is visibly different.

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