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#1D1038 Color

#1D1038 is rgb(29, 16, 56) in RGB, hsl(260, 56%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 71%, 0%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), visibly different at ΔE 10.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1D1038
HEX#1D1038
RGBrgb(29, 16, 56)
HSLhsl(260, 56%, 14%)
HSVhsv(260, 71%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 71%, 0%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(21.7% 0.074 294.3)
LABlab(7.99% 15.63 -24.09)
LCHlch(7.99% 28.71 302.98)

What #1D1038 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 #1D1038, 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.

#1D1038 Channel Values

How #1D1038 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 29 · G 16 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 56% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 71% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.74:1 vs white · 1.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1D1038 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 text17.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1D1038 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1D1038

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1D1038; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #1D1038

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 #1D1038.

How #1D1038 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#1D1038
Protanopia#131338
Protanomaly#171238
Deuteranopia#151538
Deuteranomaly#191338
Tritanopia#161919
Tritanomaly#191628
Achromatopsia#181818

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1D1038 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1d1038: #1D1038;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1D1038;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1d1038': '#1D1038' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.114, green: 0.063, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_1d1038">#1D1038</color>
SVG fillfill="#1D1038"

More Purple Colors

#1D1038 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#1D1038 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1D1038?

#1D1038 is a darkest purple — rgb(29, 16, 56) in RGB and hsl(260, 56%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.64.

What is the RGB value of #1D1038?

#1D1038 is rgb(29, 16, 56) — red 29, green 16, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1D1038?

#1D1038 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 71%, 0%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1D1038 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1D1038 scores 17.74:1 against white and 1.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1D1038 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1D1038 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 midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 29.56, which is a different colour altogether.

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