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Colour

#18141B

  • #18141B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#18141B is a violet with RGB values 24, 20, 27 and HSL 274°, 15%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#18141B#18141B
HEX#18141B
RGBrgb(24, 20, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.0784, 0.1059
RGB percentages9.4%, 7.8%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(274.3, 14.9%, 9.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 25.9%, 10.6%)
CMYK11.1%, 25.9%, 0%, 89.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,578,011
CSS custom property--colour: #18141B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness22.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.19:1
Contrast with white18.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#E7EBE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#13151Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#14161Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#181516no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 8.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.7Dim grey · ΔE 37.8Slate grey · ΔE 46.7Gray · ΔE 46.9Light slate grey · ΔE 49.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 8.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#171B14
Analogous#14141B, #1B141B
Triadic#1B1814, #141B18
Split complementary#1A1B14, #141B14
Tetradic#1B1414, #171B14, #141B1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#806B90
Lighter +30%#665573
Lighter +20%#4C3F56
Lighter +10%#322A38
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#190E21
Less saturated −25%#181818

Channel breakdown

R24
G20
B27
Red24 (9.4%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue274.29°
Saturation (HSL)14.89%
Lightness9.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 14 · B 1B

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