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Recognised as Colour

#15052A

  • #15052A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#15052A is a violet with RGB values 21, 5, 42 and HSL 266°, 79%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#15052A#15052A
HEX#15052A
RGBrgb(21, 5, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0196, 0.1647
RGB percentages8.2%, 2%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(265.9, 78.7%, 9.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 88.1%, 16.5%)
CMYK50%, 88.1%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,377,578
CSS custom property--colour: #15052A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness18.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.32:1
Contrast with white19.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B
Inverted#EAFAD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000E2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#000E29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#100E16no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.6Midnight blue · ΔE 35.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.7Dim grey · ΔE 47.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 48.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A2A05
Analogous#05082A, #28052A
Triadic#2A1505, #052A15
Split complementary#2A2705, #082A05
Tetradic#2A0508, #1A2A05, #052A28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#701BE0
Lighter +30%#5915B3
Lighter +20%#431085
Lighter +10%#2C0A58
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#14002F
Less saturated −25%#160B24

Channel breakdown

R21
G5
B42
Red21 (8.2%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue265.95°
Saturation (HSL)78.72%
Lightness9.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 05 · B 2A

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