#1E1925
Onyx · very dark cool purple
About #1E1925
#1E1925 is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 12% red, 10% green and 15% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 10.4); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #202519 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #1E1925 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 17.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.20:1).
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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 #1E1925?
#1E1925 is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 12% red, 10% green and 15% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #1E1925?
Use white text. White on #1E1925 has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #1E1925?
Its complementary colour is #202519, and analogous partners are #191A25 and #241925.