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Colour

#261A3B

  • #261A3B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#261A3B is a violet with RGB values 38, 26, 59 and HSL 262°, 39%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#261A3B#261A3B
HEX#261A3B
RGBrgb(38, 26, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.102, 0.2314
RGB percentages14.9%, 10.2%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(261.8, 38.8%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 55.9%, 23.1%)
CMYK35.6%, 55.9%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,497,083
CSS custom property--colour: #261A3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.24:1
Contrast with white16.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#D9E5C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F203Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#12203Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#222027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.5Midnight blue · ΔE 35Dark slate grey · ΔE 36Dim grey · ΔE 40.1Slate grey · ΔE 44.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F3B1A
Analogous#1A1F3B, #361A3B
Triadic#3B261A, #1A3B26
Split complementary#3B371A, #1F3B1A
Tetradic#3B1A1F, #2F3B1A, #1A3B36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8566BB
Lighter +30%#6A49A5
Lighter +20%#543982
Lighter +10%#3D2A5E
Darker −10%#0F0A18
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#230F46
Less saturated −25%#292530

Channel breakdown

R38
G26
B59
Red38 (14.9%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)38.82%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 1A · B 3B

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