Colour

#15002F

#15002F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#15002F is a violet with RGB values 21, 0, 47 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

#15002F#15002F

HEX#15002F

RGBrgb(21, 0, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0, 0.1843

RGB percentages8.2%, 0%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(266.8, 100%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.8, 100%, 18.4%)

CMYK55.3%, 100%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,376,303

CSS custom property--colour: #15002F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness19.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.57:1

Contrast with white19.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#080808

Inverted#EAFFD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000C30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#000B2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#0E0C17no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 30 Black · ΔE 32 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33 Rebecca purple · ΔE 43.7 Indigo · ΔE 46.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 47.1

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 30.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A2F00

Analogous#00022F, #2D002F

Triadic#2F1500, #002F15

Split complementary#2F2D00, #022F00

Tetradic#2F0003, #1A2F00, #002F2D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7000FB

Lighter +30%#5900C8

Lighter +20%#430095

Lighter +10%#2C0062

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#15002F

Less saturated −25%#160629

Channel breakdown

R21

B47

Red21 (8.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue266.81°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 15 · G 00 · B 2F

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