Recognised as Colour

#1B032A

#1B032A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1B032A is a violet with RGB values 27, 3, 42 and HSL 277°, 87%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1B032A#1B032A

HEX#1B032A

RGBrgb(27, 3, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.0118, 0.1647

RGB percentages10.6%, 1.2%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(276.9, 86.7%, 8.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 92.9%, 16.5%)

CMYK35.7%, 92.9%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,770,282

CSS custom property--colour: #1B032A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness20.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.21:1

Contrast with white19.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B

Inverted#E4FCD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000E2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#000F29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#190B15no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 34.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 43.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 46.3 Dim grey · ΔE 48.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#122A03

Analogous#07032A, #2A0326

Triadic#2A1B03, #032A1B

Split complementary#262A03, #032A07

Tetradic#2A0703, #122A03, #03262A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9511E8

Lighter +30%#770DB9

Lighter +20%#580A89

Lighter +10%#3A065A

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C002D

Less saturated −25%#1A0924

Channel breakdown

R27

B42

Red27 (10.6%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue276.92°

Saturation (HSL)86.67%

Lightness8.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1B · G 03 · B 2A

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