Colour

#241A42

#241A42
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#241A42 is a violet with RGB values 36, 26, 66 and HSL 255°, 43%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#241A42

RGBrgb(36, 26, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.102, 0.2588

RGB percentages14.1%, 10.2%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(255, 43.5%, 18%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255, 60.6%, 25.9%)

CMYK45.5%, 60.6%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,366,018

CSS custom property--colour: #241A42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.14:1

Contrast with white16.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#DBE5BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#082143no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0A2041no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#1C222Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 30.2 Black · ΔE 31.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 40.7 Dim grey · ΔE 42.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38421A

Analogous#1A2442, #381A42

Triadic#42241A, #1A4224

Split complementary#42381A, #24421A

Tetradic#421A24, #38421A, #1A4238

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7D65C3

Lighter +30%#6045B0

Lighter +20%#4C378B

Lighter +10%#382867

Darker −10%#100C1D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E0F4E

Less saturated −25%#2A2637

Channel breakdown

R36

G26

B66

Red36 (14.1%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue255°

Saturation (HSL)43.48%

Lightness18.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 1A · B 42

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