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Recognised as Colour

#1B0062

  • #1B0062
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#1B0062 is a violet with RGB values 27, 0, 98 and HSL 257°, 100%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#1B0062#1B0062
HEX#1B0062
RGBrgb(27, 0, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0, 0.3843
RGB percentages10.6%, 0%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(256.5, 100%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.5, 100%, 38.4%)
CMYK72.4%, 100%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,769,570
CSS custom property--colour: #1B0062;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.17:1
Contrast with white17.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#E4FF9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001F64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#001860no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#002336no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.2Indigo · ΔE 16Navy · ΔE 16.6Dark blue · ΔE 21.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#476200
Analogous#001662, #4C0062
Triadic#621B00, #00621B
Split complementary#624C00, #166200
Tetradic#620016, #476200, #00624C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#682FFF
Lighter +30%#4500FB
Lighter +20%#3700C8
Lighter +10%#290095
Darker −10%#0D002F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B0062
Less saturated −25%#200C56

Channel breakdown

R27
G0
B98
Red27 (10.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue256.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G 00 · B 62

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