Recognised as Colour

#261C2A

#261C2A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#261C2A is a violet with RGB values 38, 28, 42 and HSL 283°, 20%, 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#261C2A

RGBrgb(38, 28, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1098, 0.1647

RGB percentages14.9%, 11%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(282.9, 20%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 33.3%, 16.5%)

CMYK9.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,497,578

CSS custom property--colour: #261C2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.38:1

Contrast with white16.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#D9E3D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A1F2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C202Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#261E21no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28 Dim grey · ΔE 34.3 Slate grey · ΔE 42.2 Gray · ΔE 43 Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#202A1C

Analogous#1F1C2A, #2A1C27

Triadic#2A261C, #1C2A26

Split complementary#272A1C, #1C2A1F

Tetradic#2A1F1C, #202A1C, #1C272A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9371A1

Lighter +30%#795986

Lighter +20%#5D4567

Lighter +10%#423049

Darker −10%#0A080B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A1333

Less saturated −25%#232323

Channel breakdown

R38

G28

B42

Red38 (14.9%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue282.86°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness13.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 1C · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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