#1F1925
Onyx · very dark cool purple
About #1F1925
With the hex code #1F1925, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 12% red, 10% green and 15% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Onyx — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #1F2519, a jet shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 17.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.16:1).
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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 #1F1925?
With the hex code #1F1925, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 12% red, 10% green and 15% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #1F1925?
Use white text. White on #1F1925 has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #1F1925?
Its complementary colour is #1F2519, and analogous partners are #191925 and #251925.