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Recognised as Colour

#1C0535

  • #1C0535
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#1C0535 is a violet with RGB values 28, 5, 53 and HSL 269°, 83%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#1C0535#1C0535
HEX#1C0535
RGBrgb(28, 5, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.0196, 0.2078
RGB percentages11%, 2%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(268.8, 82.8%, 11.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 90.6%, 20.8%)
CMYK47.2%, 90.6%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,836,341
CSS custom property--colour: #1C0535;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness23.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.71:1
Contrast with white18.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#E3FACA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001236no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#001234no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#16111Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 27.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.1Black · ΔE 35Rebecca purple · ΔE 40Indigo · ΔE 42.5Purple · ΔE 44.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 27.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E3505
Analogous#050635, #340535
Triadic#351C05, #05351C
Split complementary#353405, #063505
Tetradic#350506, #1E3505, #053534

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7F1CEA
Lighter +30%#6612C1
Lighter +20%#4D0E92
Lighter +10%#350964
Darker −10%#030106
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C003A
Less saturated −25%#1C0C2E

Channel breakdown

R28
G5
B53
Red28 (11%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue268.75°
Saturation (HSL)82.76%
Lightness11.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 05 · B 35

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