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Recognised as Colour

#260F38

  • #260F38
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#260F38 is a violet with RGB values 38, 15, 56 and HSL 274°, 58%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#260F38#260F38
HEX#260F38
RGBrgb(38, 15, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0588, 0.2196
RGB percentages14.9%, 5.9%, 22%
HSLhsl(273.7, 57.7%, 13.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.7, 73.2%, 22%)
CMYK32.1%, 73.2%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,494,264
CSS custom property--colour: #260F38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.39:1
Contrast with white17.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#D9F0C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001939no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#071A37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#231721no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8Midnight blue · ΔE 30.2Black · ΔE 32Rebecca purple · ΔE 40.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 43.6Indigo · ΔE 45.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#21380F
Analogous#110F38, #380F36
Triadic#38260F, #0F3826
Split complementary#36380F, #0F3811
Tetradic#38110F, #21380F, #0F3638

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9246CD
Lighter +30%#782FB1
Lighter +20%#5D2588
Lighter +10%#411A60
Darker −10%#0B0410
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#270641
Less saturated −25%#25182F

Channel breakdown

R38
G15
B56
Red38 (14.9%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue273.66°
Saturation (HSL)57.75%
Lightness13.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 0F · B 38

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