Colour

#1C0542

#1C0542
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#1C0542 is a violet with RGB values 28, 5, 66 and HSL 263°, 86%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1C0542

RGBrgb(28, 5, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.0196, 0.2588

RGB percentages11%, 2%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(262.6, 85.9%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 92.4%, 25.9%)

CMYK57.6%, 92.4%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,836,354

CSS custom property--colour: #1C0542;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness27.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.26:1

Contrast with white18.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E

Inverted#E3FABD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001644no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#001441no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0F1724no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 19 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.2 Indigo · ΔE 34 Navy · ΔE 37.5 Purple · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B4205

Analogous#050D42, #3A0542

Triadic#421C05, #05421C

Split complementary#423A05, #0D4205

Tetradic#42050D, #2B4205, #05423A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7125EE

Lighter +30%#5810D0

Lighter +20%#440CA1

Lighter +10%#300971

Darker −10%#080113

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B0047

Less saturated −25%#1E0E39

Channel breakdown

R28

B66

Red28 (11%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue262.62°

Saturation (HSL)85.92%

Lightness13.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1C · G 05 · B 42

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