Colour

#250C2B

#250C2B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#250C2B is a violet with RGB values 37, 12, 43 and HSL 288°, 56%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#250C2B#250C2B

HEX#250C2B

RGBrgb(37, 12, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.0471, 0.1686

RGB percentages14.5%, 4.7%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(288.4, 56.4%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 72.1%, 16.9%)

CMYK14%, 72.1%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,427,947

CSS custom property--colour: #250C2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.01:1

Contrast with white18.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#DAF3D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#06152Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0E172Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#251119no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.7 Dim grey · ΔE 44.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 47.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#122B0C

Analogous#160C2B, #2B0C21

Triadic#2B250C, #0C2B25

Split complementary#222B0C, #0C2B15

Tetradic#2B150C, #122B0C, #0C222B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AD3BC8

Lighter +30%#8C2DA3

Lighter +20%#6A227B

Lighter +10%#471753

Darker −10%#030103

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#290532

Less saturated −25%#211324

Channel breakdown

R37

G12

B43

Red37 (14.5%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue288.39°

Saturation (HSL)56.36%

Lightness10.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 0C · B 2B

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Colour values

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