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Recognised as Colour

#241B2A

  • #241B2A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#241B2A is a violet with RGB values 36, 27, 42 and HSL 276°, 22%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#241B2A#241B2A
HEX#241B2A
RGBrgb(36, 27, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1059, 0.1647
RGB percentages14.1%, 10.6%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(276, 21.7%, 13.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 35.7%, 16.5%)
CMYK14.3%, 35.7%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,366,250
CSS custom property--colour: #241B2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#DBE4D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#191E2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A1F2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#231D20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4Dim grey · ΔE 35Slate grey · ΔE 42.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.8Gray · ΔE 43.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#212A1B
Analogous#1C1B2A, #2A1B29
Triadic#2A241B, #1B2A24
Split complementary#292A1B, #1B2A1C
Tetradic#2A1C1B, #212A1B, #1B292A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E6FA2
Lighter +30%#745787
Lighter +20%#594368
Lighter +10%#3F2F49
Darker −10%#09070B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#261233
Less saturated −25%#232323

Channel breakdown

R36
G27
B42
Red36 (14.1%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)21.74%
Lightness13.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 1B · B 2A

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