Colour

#270C2D

#270C2D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#270C2D is a violet with RGB values 39, 12, 45 and HSL 289°, 58%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#270C2D

RGBrgb(39, 12, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0471, 0.1765

RGB percentages15.3%, 4.7%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(289.1, 57.9%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 73.3%, 17.6%)

CMYK13.3%, 73.3%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,559,021

CSS custom property--colour: #270C2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness27.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.85:1

Contrast with white17.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#D8F3D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#05162Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0F182Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Tritanopia#27111Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 36.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.5 Dim grey · ΔE 44.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 45.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#122D0C

Analogous#170C2D, #2D0C23

Triadic#2D270C, #0C2D27

Split complementary#222D0C, #0C2D17

Tetradic#2D170C, #122D0C, #0C222D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B03ACB

Lighter +30%#902CA6

Lighter +20%#6D217E

Lighter +10%#4A1755

Darker −10%#040105

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C0534

Less saturated −25%#221326

Channel breakdown

R39

G12

B45

Red39 (15.3%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue289.09°

Saturation (HSL)57.89%

Lightness11.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 0C · B 2D

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