Colour

#1B0727

#1B0727
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1B0727 is a violet with RGB values 27, 7, 39 and HSL 278°, 70%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#1B0727

RGBrgb(27, 7, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.0275, 0.1529

RGB percentages10.6%, 2.7%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(277.5, 69.6%, 9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 82.1%, 15.3%)

CMYK30.8%, 82.1%, 0%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,771,303

CSS custom property--colour: #1B0727;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness20.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.98:1

Contrast with white18.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E

Inverted#E4F8D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000F28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#041126no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#190D15no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 38.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.4 Dim grey · ΔE 45.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 49.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#132707

Analogous#0B0727, #270723

Triadic#271B07, #07271B

Split complementary#232707, #07270B

Tetradic#270B07, #132707, #072327

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9326D4

Lighter +30%#751EA9

Lighter +20%#57177D

Lighter +10%#390F52

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C012D

Less saturated −25%#1A0D21

Channel breakdown

R27

B39

Red27 (10.6%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue277.5°

Saturation (HSL)69.57%

Lightness9.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1B · G 07 · B 27

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