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Recognised as Colour

#1E1524

  • #1E1524
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#1E1524 is a violet with RGB values 30, 21, 36 and HSL 276°, 26%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1E1524#1E1524
HEX#1E1524
RGBrgb(30, 21, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.0824, 0.1412
RGB percentages11.8%, 8.2%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(276, 26.3%, 11.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 41.7%, 14.1%)
CMYK16.7%, 41.7%, 0%, 85.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,971,492
CSS custom property--colour: #1E1524;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness26 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.68:1
Contrast with white17.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#E1EADB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#121825no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#141924no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1D171Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1B2415
Analogous#161524, #241523
Triadic#241E15, #15241E
Split complementary#232415, #152416
Tetradic#241615, #1B2415, #152324

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#8962A3
Lighter +30%#6F4D85
Lighter +20%#543B64
Lighter +10%#392844
Darker −10%#030204
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F0E2B
Less saturated −25%#1D1C1D

Channel breakdown

R30
G21
B36
Red30 (11.8%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)26.32%
Lightness11.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 15 · B 24

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