Recognised as Colour

#1B0426

#1B0426
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1B0426 is a violet with RGB values 27, 4, 38 and HSL 281°, 81%, 8%. 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

#1B0426#1B0426

HEX#1B0426

RGBrgb(27, 4, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.0157, 0.149

RGB percentages10.6%, 1.6%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(280.6, 81%, 8.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 89.5%, 14.9%)

CMYK28.9%, 89.5%, 0%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,770,534

CSS custom property--colour: #1B0426;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness19.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.23:1

Contrast with white19.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B

Inverted#E4FBD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000D27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#020F25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#1A0A14no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.4 Dim grey · ΔE 46.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 49.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0F2604

Analogous#0A0426, #260420

Triadic#261B04, #04261B

Split complementary#202604, #04260A

Tetradic#260A04, #0F2604, #042026

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9E17DF

Lighter +30%#7D13B0

Lighter +20%#5D0E82

Lighter +10%#3C0954

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C002A

Less saturated −25%#190921

Channel breakdown

R27

B38

Red27 (10.6%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue280.59°

Saturation (HSL)80.95%

Lightness8.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1B · G 04 · B 26

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