Colour

#1B1126

#1B1126
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1B1126 is a violet with RGB values 27, 17, 38 and HSL 269°, 38%, 11%. 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

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HEX#1B1126

RGBrgb(27, 17, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.0667, 0.149

RGB percentages10.6%, 6.7%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(268.6, 38.2%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 55.3%, 14.9%)

CMYK28.9%, 55.3%, 0%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,773,862

CSS custom property--colour: #1B1126;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness23.5 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#E4EED9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0C1527no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0E1525no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#191419no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 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 17.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.1 Dim grey · ΔE 40.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 41 Midnight blue · ΔE 43.6 Slate grey · ΔE 47.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C2611

Analogous#111226, #261126

Triadic#261B11, #11261B

Split complementary#262511, #122611

Tetradic#261112, #1C2611, #112625

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7F52B1

Lighter +30%#664090

Lighter +20%#4D316C

Lighter +10%#342149

Darker −10%#020103

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B0A2D

Less saturated −25%#1B181F

Channel breakdown

R27

G17

B38

Red27 (10.6%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue268.57°

Saturation (HSL)38.18%

Lightness10.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1B · G 11 · B 26

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