Colour

#24162A

#24162A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#24162A is a violet with RGB values 36, 22, 42 and HSL 282°, 31%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#24162A

RGBrgb(36, 22, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.0863, 0.1647

RGB percentages14.1%, 8.6%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(282, 31.3%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282, 47.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK14.3%, 47.6%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,364,970

CSS custom property--colour: #24162A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.17:1

Contrast with white17.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#DBE9D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#131A2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#161C29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#24191Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Dim grey · ΔE 38 Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 44 Slate grey · ΔE 45.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C2A16

Analogous#1A162A, #2A1626

Triadic#2A2416, #162A24

Split complementary#262A16, #162A1A

Tetradic#2A1A16, #1C2A16, #16262A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9560AC

Lighter +30%#7A4B8E

Lighter +20%#5D396D

Lighter +10%#41284B

Darker −10%#070409

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#270E32

Less saturated −25%#211E22

Channel breakdown

R36

G22

B42

Red36 (14.1%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue282°

Saturation (HSL)31.25%

Lightness12.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 16 · B 2A

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