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Recognised as Colour

#27023F

  • #27023F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#27023F is a violet with RGB values 39, 2, 63 and HSL 276°, 94%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#27023F#27023F
HEX#27023F
RGBrgb(39, 2, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0078, 0.2471
RGB percentages15.3%, 0.8%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(276.4, 93.8%, 12.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 96.8%, 24.7%)
CMYK38.1%, 96.8%, 0%, 75.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,556,479
CSS custom property--colour: #27023F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18:1
Contrast with white18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E
Inverted#D8FDC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001541no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00173Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#231322no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 21.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 33Indigo · ΔE 33.9Purple · ΔE 36.5Navy · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 21.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A3F02
Analogous#08023F, #3F0239
Triadic#3F2702, #023F27
Split complementary#393F02, #023F08
Tetradic#3F0802, #1A3F02, #02393F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9F15F8
Lighter +30%#8307D3
Lighter +20%#6405A2
Lighter +10%#460470
Darker −10%#08000E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#270041
Less saturated −25%#250A37

Channel breakdown

R39
G2
B63
Red39 (15.3%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue276.39°
Saturation (HSL)93.85%
Lightness12.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 02 · B 3F

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