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Recognised as Colour

#15121A

  • #15121A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#15121A is a violet with RGB values 21, 18, 26 and HSL 263°, 18%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#15121A#15121A
HEX#15121A
RGBrgb(21, 18, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0706, 0.102
RGB percentages8.2%, 7.1%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(262.5, 18.2%, 8.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 30.8%, 10.2%)
CMYK19.2%, 30.8%, 0%, 89.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,380,890
CSS custom property--colour: #15121A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness20 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.53:1
Contrast with white18.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#EAEDE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#11131Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#11131Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#141315no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 8.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3Dim grey · ΔE 38.8Slate grey · ΔE 47.5Gray · ΔE 47.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 50.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#171A12
Analogous#12131A, #19121A
Triadic#1A1512, #121A15
Split complementary#1A1912, #131A12
Tetradic#1A1213, #171A12, #121A19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#766593
Lighter +30%#5E5174
Lighter +20%#463C56
Lighter +10%#2D2738
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#140D20
Less saturated −25%#161616

Channel breakdown

R21
G18
B26
Red21 (8.2%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness8.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 12 · B 1A

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