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Colour

#15002E

  • #15002E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#15002E is a violet with RGB values 21, 0, 46 and HSL 267°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#15002E#15002E
HEX#15002E
RGBrgb(21, 0, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0, 0.1804
RGB percentages8.2%, 0%, 18%
HSLhsl(267.4, 100%, 9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 100%, 18%)
CMYK54.3%, 100%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,376,302
CSS custom property--colour: #15002E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness19.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.6:1
Contrast with white19.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#080808
Inverted#EAFFD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000C2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#000B2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0E0B17no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 30.8Black · ΔE 31.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 44.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 46.5Indigo · ΔE 46.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 30.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#192E00
Analogous#00022E, #2C002E
Triadic#2E1500, #002E15
Split complementary#2E2C00, #022E00
Tetradic#2E0002, #192E00, #002E2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7200FA
Lighter +30%#5B00C7
Lighter +20%#440094
Lighter +10%#2C0061
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#15002E
Less saturated −25%#150628

Channel breakdown

R21
G0
B46
Red21 (8.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue267.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness9.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 00 · B 2E

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