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Recognised as Colour

#15024A

  • #15024A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#15024A is a violet with RGB values 21, 2, 74 and HSL 256°, 95%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#15024A#15024A
HEX#15024A
RGBrgb(21, 2, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0078, 0.2902
RGB percentages8.2%, 0.8%, 29%
HSLhsl(255.8, 94.7%, 14.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 97.3%, 29%)
CMYK71.6%, 97.3%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,376,842
CSS custom property--colour: #15024A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00697WCAG 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 18.43:1
Contrast with white18.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B
Inverted#EAFDB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00164Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#001149no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#001A28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Indigo · ΔE 28.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 30Navy · ΔE 30.5Dark blue · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#374A02
Analogous#02134A, #39024A
Triadic#4A1502, #024A15
Split complementary#4A3902, #134A02
Tetradic#4A0213, #374A02, #024A39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#591FF9
Lighter +30%#3F06DF
Lighter +20%#3105AD
Lighter +10%#23037C
Darker −10%#070118
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#14004C
Less saturated −25%#190C41

Channel breakdown

R21
G2
B74
Red21 (8.2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue255.83°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness14.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 02 · B 4A

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