Colour

#261B2D

#261B2D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#261B2D is a violet with RGB values 38, 27, 45 and HSL 277°, 25%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#261B2D

RGBrgb(38, 27, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1059, 0.1765

RGB percentages14.9%, 10.6%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(276.7, 25%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 40%, 17.6%)

CMYK15.6%, 40%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,497,325

CSS custom property--colour: #261B2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.44:1

Contrast with white16.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#D9E4D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#181F2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A1F2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#251D22no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.6 Dim grey · ΔE 35.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.7 Slate grey · ΔE 42.7 Gray · ΔE 44

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#222D1B

Analogous#1D1B2D, #2D1B2B

Triadic#2D261B, #1B2D26

Split complementary#2B2D1B, #1B2D1D

Tetradic#2D1D1B, #222D1B, #1B2B2D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#906DA7

Lighter +30%#77548D

Lighter +20%#5C416D

Lighter +10%#412E4D

Darker −10%#0B080D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#281236

Less saturated −25%#242424

Channel breakdown

R38

G27

B45

Red38 (14.9%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue276.67°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness14.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 1B · B 2D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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