Colour

#241C2A

#241C2A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#241C2A is a violet with RGB values 36, 28, 42 and HSL 274°, 20%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#241C2A

RGBrgb(36, 28, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1098, 0.1647

RGB percentages14.1%, 11%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(274.3, 20%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 33.3%, 16.5%)

CMYK14.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,366,506

CSS custom property--colour: #241C2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.48:1

Contrast with white16.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#DBE3D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A1F2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B1F2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#231E21no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Dim grey · ΔE 34.4 Slate grey · ΔE 42.2 Gray · ΔE 43.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#222A1C

Analogous#1D1C2A, #2A1C29

Triadic#2A241C, #1C2A24

Split complementary#292A1C, #1C2A1D

Tetradic#2A1D1C, #222A1C, #1C292A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8C71A1

Lighter +30%#735986

Lighter +20%#584567

Lighter +10%#3E3049

Darker −10%#0A080B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#251333

Less saturated −25%#232323

Channel breakdown

R36

G28

B42

Red36 (14.1%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue274.29°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness13.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 1C · B 2A

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Colour values

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