Recognised as Colour

#1B112C

#1B112C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1B112C is a violet with RGB values 27, 17, 44 and HSL 262°, 44%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1B112C#1B112C

HEX#1B112C

RGBrgb(27, 17, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.0667, 0.1725

RGB percentages10.6%, 6.7%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(262.2, 44.3%, 12%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 61.4%, 17.3%)

CMYK38.6%, 61.4%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,773,868

CSS custom property--colour: #1B112C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness24.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.05:1

Contrast with white18.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#E4EED3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#08162Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0A162Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#17161Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.2 Dim grey · ΔE 42.4 Slate grey · ΔE 48.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#222C11

Analogous#11152C, #28112C

Triadic#2C1B11, #112C1B

Split complementary#2C2811, #142C11

Tetradic#2C1115, #222C11, #112C28

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#764EBB

Lighter +30%#5F3C9A

Lighter +20%#482D76

Lighter +10%#321F51

Darker −10%#040307

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#190934

Less saturated −25%#1D1924

Channel breakdown

R27

G17

B44

Red27 (10.6%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue262.22°

Saturation (HSL)44.26%

Lightness11.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1B · G 11 · B 2C

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