Recognised as Colour

#150B27

#150B27
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#150B27 is a violet with RGB values 21, 11, 39 and HSL 261°, 56%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#150B27#150B27

HEX#150B27

RGBrgb(21, 11, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0431, 0.1529

RGB percentages8.2%, 4.3%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(261.4, 56%, 9.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 71.8%, 15.3%)

CMYK46.2%, 71.8%, 0%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,379,111

CSS custom property--colour: #150B27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness19.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.94:1

Contrast with white18.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#EAF4D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#021128no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#031026no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Tritanopia#111117no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.3 Dim grey · ΔE 44.3 Slate grey · ΔE 50.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D270B

Analogous#0B0F27, #230B27

Triadic#27150B, #0B2715

Split complementary#27230B, #0F270B

Tetradic#270B0F, #1D270B, #0B2723

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6B38C6

Lighter +30%#552D9E

Lighter +20%#402177

Lighter +10%#2A164F

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#13052D

Less saturated −25%#171121

Channel breakdown

R21

G11

B39

Red21 (8.2%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue261.43°

Saturation (HSL)56%

Lightness9.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 15 · G 0B · B 27

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