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#1C1928

#1c1928 ≈ Licorice

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1c1928 is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 9.8% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30% cyan, 37.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 84.31% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 23.08% saturation and 12.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 9.74.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.011

Complementary

  1. #1c1928
  2. #252819

Split complementary

  1. #1c1928
  2. #282419
  3. #1e2819

Analogous

  1. #191e28
  2. #1c1928
  3. #241928

Triadic

  1. #1c1928
  2. #281c19
  3. #19281c

Tetradic

  1. #1c1928
  2. #281925
  3. #252819
  4. #19281c

Square

  1. #1c1928
  2. #28191e
  3. #252819
  4. #192824

Monochromatic

  1. #09080d
  2. #09080d
  3. #1c1928
  4. #3d3657
  5. #5e5486

Shades

#1c1928 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c1928
  2. #191724
  3. #161420
  4. #14121c
  5. #110f18
  6. #0e0d14
  7. #0b0a10
  8. #08080c
  9. #060508
  10. #030304
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c1928 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c1928
  2. #33303e
  3. #494753
  4. #605e69
  5. #77757e
  6. #8e8c94
  7. #a4a3a9
  8. #bbbabf
  9. #d2d1d4
  10. #e8e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c1928 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c1928
  2. #262331
  3. #302e3a
  4. #3a3842
  5. #44424b
  6. #4e4d54
  7. #58575d
  8. #626166
  9. #6c6b6e
  10. #767677
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1b1b1b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1b1a21 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #151b29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #161b28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a1b1e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #181a28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #181a28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b1b23 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c1928 {
  color: #1c1928;
}
Background
.bg-1c1928 {
  background-color: #1c1928;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c1928 {
  border: 2px solid #1c1928;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c1928;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 25 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 23% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c1928 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c1928, #241928);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c1928 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 25 40 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 9.74 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 10.36 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 11.55 #000000 Black ΔE 11.57 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 11.76 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.75 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 13.81 #e3e6d7 Inverted #1b1b1b Grayscale 

Licorice
#1c1928  rgb(28, 25, 40)  hsl(252, 23%, 13%)  Licorice
#252819  rgb(37, 40, 25)  hsl(72, 23%, 13%)  Black Olive
#281c19  rgb(40, 28, 25)  hsl(12, 23%, 13%)  Licorice
#19281c  rgb(25, 40, 28)  hsl(132, 23%, 13%)  Phthalo Green