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Recognised as Colour

#261E2D

  • #261E2D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#261E2D is a violet with RGB values 38, 30, 45 and HSL 272°, 20%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#261E2D#261E2D
HEX#261E2D
RGBrgb(38, 30, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1176, 0.1765
RGB percentages14.9%, 11.8%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(272, 20%, 14.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272, 33.3%, 17.6%)
CMYK15.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,498,093
CSS custom property--colour: #261E2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.08:1
Contrast with white16.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#D9E1D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B212Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D212Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#252023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1Dim grey · ΔE 33.6Slate grey · ΔE 41.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.3Gray · ΔE 42.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#252D1E
Analogous#1E1E2D, #2D1E2D
Triadic#2D261E, #1E2D26
Split complementary#2D2D1E, #1E2D1E
Tetradic#2D1E1E, #252D1E, #1E2D2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8D74A3
Lighter +30%#745B89
Lighter +20%#5A476A
Lighter +10%#40324C
Darker −10%#0C0A0E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#271536
Less saturated −25%#262626

Channel breakdown

R38
G30
B45
Red38 (14.9%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue272°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness14.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 1E · B 2D

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