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Recognised as Colour

#15014A

  • #15014A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#15014A is a violet with RGB values 21, 1, 74 and HSL 256°, 97%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#15014A#15014A
HEX#15014A
RGBrgb(21, 1, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0039, 0.2902
RGB percentages8.2%, 0.4%, 29%
HSLhsl(256.4, 97.3%, 14.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 98.6%, 29%)
CMYK71.6%, 98.6%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,376,586
CSS custom property--colour: #15014A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.5:1
Contrast with white18.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B
Inverted#EAFEB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00164Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#001149no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#001928no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4Indigo · ΔE 27.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.9Navy · ΔE 30Dark blue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#364A01
Analogous#01124A, #3A014A
Triadic#4A1501, #014A15
Split complementary#4A3901, #124A01
Tetradic#4A0111, #364A01, #014A39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#591BFC
Lighter +30%#4003E1
Lighter +20%#3202AF
Lighter +10%#23027C
Darker −10%#070018
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#15004B
Less saturated −25%#190A41

Channel breakdown

R21
G1
B74
Red21 (8.2%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue256.44°
Saturation (HSL)97.33%
Lightness14.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 01 · B 4A

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