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Recognised as Colour

#1B1526

  • #1B1526
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#1B1526 is a violet with RGB values 27, 21, 38 and HSL 261°, 29%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1B1526#1B1526
HEX#1B1526
RGBrgb(27, 21, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.0824, 0.149
RGB percentages10.6%, 8.2%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(261.2, 28.8%, 11.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 44.7%, 14.9%)
CMYK28.9%, 44.7%, 0%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,774,886
CSS custom property--colour: #1B1526;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness25.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.77:1
Contrast with white17.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#E4EAD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#111827no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#121826no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#19181Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9Dim grey · ΔE 38.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.9Slate grey · ΔE 45.7Midnight blue · ΔE 46.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#202615
Analogous#151826, #231526
Triadic#261B15, #15261B
Split complementary#262315, #182615
Tetradic#261518, #202615, #152623

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7960A7
Lighter +30%#614B89
Lighter +20%#4A3968
Lighter +10%#322747
Darker −10%#040305
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#190E2D
Less saturated −25%#1D1C1F

Channel breakdown

R27
G21
B38
Red27 (10.6%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue261.18°
Saturation (HSL)28.81%
Lightness11.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G 15 · B 26

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