Colour

#15021F

#15021F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#15021F is a violet with RGB values 21, 2, 31 and HSL 279°, 88%, 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

#15021F#15021F

HEX#15021F

RGBrgb(21, 2, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0078, 0.1216

RGB percentages8.2%, 0.8%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(279.3, 87.9%, 6.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 93.5%, 12.2%)

CMYK32.3%, 93.5%, 0%, 87.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,376,799

CSS custom property--colour: #15021F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness15.6 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#080808

Inverted#EAFDE0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000920no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#010A1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#14070Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 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 18.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 43 Dim grey · ΔE 45.5 Slate grey · ΔE 52.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C1F02

Analogous#06021F, #1F021B

Triadic#1F1502, #021F15

Split complementary#1B1F02, #021F06

Tetradic#1F0602, #0C1F02, #021B1F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#970EDF

Lighter +30%#760BAF

Lighter +20%#56087F

Lighter +10%#35054F

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#160021

Less saturated −25%#14061B

Channel breakdown

R21

B31

Red21 (8.2%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue279.31°

Saturation (HSL)87.88%

Lightness6.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 15 · G 02 · B 1F

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