#1C1924
Onyx · very dark cool purple
About #1C1924
#1C1924 is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 11% red, 10% green and 14% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 9.5); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #212419 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #1C1924 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 17.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.30:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #1C1924?
#1C1924 is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 11% red, 10% green and 14% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #1C1924?
Use white text. White on #1C1924 has a contrast ratio of 17.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #1C1924?
Its complementary colour is #212419, and analogous partners are #191B24 and #211924.