Colour

#1E152E

#1E152E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1E152E is a violet with RGB values 30, 21, 46 and HSL 262°, 37%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1E152E#1E152E

HEX#1E152E

RGBrgb(30, 21, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.0824, 0.1804

RGB percentages11.8%, 8.2%, 18%

HSLhsl(261.6, 37.3%, 13.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 54.3%, 18%)

CMYK34.8%, 54.3%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,971,502

CSS custom property--colour: #1E152E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness27.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.47:1

Contrast with white17.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#E1EAD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E1A2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#10192Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#1B191Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.6 Dim grey · ΔE 40.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.5 Slate grey · ΔE 46

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#252E15

Analogous#15182E, #2B152E

Triadic#2E1E15, #152E1E

Split complementary#2E2B15, #182E15

Tetradic#2E1518, #252E15, #152E2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7B5BB4

Lighter +30%#634597

Lighter +20%#4C3574

Lighter +10%#352551

Darker −10%#07050B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C0D36

Less saturated −25%#201D26

Channel breakdown

R30

G21

B46

Red30 (11.8%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue261.6°

Saturation (HSL)37.31%

Lightness13.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 15 · B 2E

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