Recognised as Colour

#150C2B

#150C2B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#150C2B is a violet with RGB values 21, 12, 43 and HSL 257°, 56%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#150C2B#150C2B

HEX#150C2B

RGBrgb(21, 12, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0471, 0.1686

RGB percentages8.2%, 4.7%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(257.4, 56.4%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 72.1%, 16.9%)

CMYK51.2%, 72.1%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,379,371

CSS custom property--colour: #150C2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness20.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.76:1

Contrast with white18.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#EAF3D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00122Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#01112Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0F1319no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.6 Dim grey · ΔE 45.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 49.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#222B0C

Analogous#0C132B, #250C2B

Triadic#2B150C, #0C2B15

Split complementary#2B240C, #132B0C

Tetradic#2B0C13, #222B0C, #0C2B24

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#643BC8

Lighter +30%#4F2DA3

Lighter +20%#3C227B

Lighter +10%#281753

Darker −10%#020103

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#120532

Less saturated −25%#181324

Channel breakdown

R21

G12

B43

Red21 (8.2%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue257.42°

Saturation (HSL)56.36%

Lightness10.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 15 · G 0C · B 2B

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Colour values

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