Colour

#1C152E

#1C152E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1C152E is a violet with RGB values 28, 21, 46 and HSL 257°, 37%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1C152E#1C152E

HEX#1C152E

RGBrgb(28, 21, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.0824, 0.1804

RGB percentages11%, 8.2%, 18%

HSLhsl(256.8, 37.3%, 13.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.8, 54.3%, 18%)

CMYK39.1%, 54.3%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,840,430

CSS custom property--colour: #1C152E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness27.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.56:1

Contrast with white17.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#E3EAD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D192Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0E192Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#181A1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.7 Dim grey · ΔE 40.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.6 Slate grey · ΔE 46.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#272E15

Analogous#151B2E, #28152E

Triadic#2E1C15, #152E1C

Split complementary#2E2915, #1A2E15

Tetradic#2E151B, #272E15, #152E28

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#745BB4

Lighter +30%#5C4597

Lighter +20%#473574

Lighter +10%#312551

Darker −10%#07050B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#180D36

Less saturated −25%#201D26

Channel breakdown

R28

G21

B46

Red28 (11%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue256.8°

Saturation (HSL)37.31%

Lightness13.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1C · G 15 · B 2E

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