Recognised as Colour

#12041D

#12041D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#12041D is a violet with RGB values 18, 4, 29 and HSL 274°, 76%, 6%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#12041D

RGBrgb(18, 4, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0157, 0.1137

RGB percentages7.1%, 1.6%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(273.6, 75.8%, 6.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 86.2%, 11.4%)

CMYK37.9%, 86.2%, 0%, 88.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,180,701

CSS custom property--colour: #12041D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness14.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.8:1

Contrast with white19.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#090909

Inverted#EDFBE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00091Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#020A1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Tritanopia#10080Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.4 Dim grey · ΔE 44.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 44.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 45.6 Slate grey · ΔE 51.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0F1D04

Analogous#06041D, #1D041B

Triadic#1D1204, #041D12

Split complementary#1B1D04, #041D06

Tetradic#1D0604, #0F1D04, #041B1D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#811DD0

Lighter +30%#6517A3

Lighter +20%#4A1077

Lighter +10%#2E0A4A

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#120021

Less saturated −25%#120819

Channel breakdown

R18

B29

Red18 (7.1%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue273.6°

Saturation (HSL)75.76%

Lightness6.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 04 · B 1D

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