Colour

#20042B

#20042B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#20042B is a violet with RGB values 32, 4, 43 and HSL 283°, 83%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#20042B#20042B

HEX#20042B

RGBrgb(32, 4, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.0157, 0.1686

RGB percentages12.5%, 1.6%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(283.1, 83%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 90.7%, 16.9%)

CMYK25.6%, 90.7%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,098,219

CSS custom property--colour: #20042B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.86:1

Contrast with white18.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D

Inverted#DFFBD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00102Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#03122Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#1F0C16no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 44.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 45 Indigo · ΔE 48.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0F2B04

Analogous#0D042B, #2B0423

Triadic#2B2004, #042B20

Split complementary#222B04, #042B0D

Tetradic#2B0D04, #0F2B04, #04232B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AB15E6

Lighter +30%#8811B7

Lighter +20%#650D88

Lighter +10%#43085A

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#22002F

Less saturated −25%#1D0A25

Channel breakdown

R32

B43

Red32 (12.5%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue283.08°

Saturation (HSL)82.98%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 04 · B 2B

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