Recognised as Colour

#20152A

#20152A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#20152A is a violet with RGB values 32, 21, 42 and HSL 271°, 33%, 12%. 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

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HEX#20152A

RGBrgb(32, 21, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.0824, 0.1647

RGB percentages12.5%, 8.2%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(271.4, 33.3%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 50%, 16.5%)

CMYK23.8%, 50%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,102,570

CSS custom property--colour: #20152A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01011WCAG 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#DFEAD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#10192Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#131A29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#1F181Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 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 18.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.8 Dim grey · ΔE 38.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 40 Midnight blue · ΔE 43.3 Slate grey · ΔE 45.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F2A15

Analogous#16152A, #2A152A

Triadic#2A2015, #152A20

Split complementary#292A15, #152A16

Tetradic#2A1615, #1F2A15, #15292A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#875DAE

Lighter +30%#6E4890

Lighter +20%#54376E

Lighter +10%#3A264C

Darker −10%#060408

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#200D32

Less saturated −25%#201D22

Channel breakdown

R32

G21

B42

Red32 (12.5%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue271.43°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness12.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 15 · B 2A

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