Colour

#1E003C

#1E003C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#1E003C is a violet with RGB values 30, 0, 60 and HSL 270°, 100%, 12%. 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

#1E003C#1E003C

HEX#1E003C

RGBrgb(30, 0, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0, 0.2353

RGB percentages11.8%, 0%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(270, 100%, 11.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 100%, 23.5%)

CMYK50%, 100%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,966,140

CSS custom property--colour: #1E003C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.74:1

Contrast with white18.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B

Inverted#E1FFC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00123Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#00113Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#16111Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 21.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.8 Indigo · ΔE 35.2 Navy · ΔE 39.1 Purple · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 21.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E3C00

Analogous#00003C, #3C003C

Triadic#3C1E00, #003C1E

Split complementary#3C3C00, #003C00

Tetradic#3C0000, #1E3C00, #003C3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8409FF

Lighter +30%#6B00D5

Lighter +20%#5100A2

Lighter +10%#38006F

Darker −10%#040009

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E003C

Less saturated −25%#1E0834

Channel breakdown

R30

B60

Red30 (11.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness11.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 00 · B 3C

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