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Recognised as Colour

#24002E

  • #24002E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#24002E is a violet with RGB values 36, 0, 46 and HSL 287°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#24002E#24002E
HEX#24002E
RGBrgb(36, 0, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0, 0.1804
RGB percentages14.1%, 0%, 18%
HSLhsl(287, 100%, 9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 100%, 18%)
CMYK21.7%, 100%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,359,342
CSS custom property--colour: #24002E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness25.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.84:1
Contrast with white18.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B
Inverted#DBFFD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000F2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#01122Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#240917no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 30.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 33Black · ΔE 33.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.6Indigo · ΔE 43.9Purple · ΔE 43.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 30.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0A2E00
Analogous#0D002E, #2E0021
Triadic#2E2400, #002E24
Split complementary#212E00, #002E0D
Tetradic#2E0D00, #0A2E00, #00212E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C400FA
Lighter +30%#9C00C7
Lighter +20%#740094
Lighter +10%#4C0061
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#24002E
Less saturated −25%#210628

Channel breakdown

R36
G0
B46
Red36 (14.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue286.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness9.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 00 · B 2E

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