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Recognised as Colour

#270D32

  • #270D32
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#270D32 is a violet with RGB values 39, 13, 50 and HSL 282°, 59%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#270D32#270D32
HEX#270D32
RGBrgb(39, 13, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.051, 0.1961
RGB percentages15.3%, 5.1%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(282.2, 58.7%, 12.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 74%, 19.6%)
CMYK22%, 74%, 0%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,559,282
CSS custom property--colour: #270D32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness29 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.65:1
Contrast with white17.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#D8F2CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#031733no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C1931no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#26141Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.6Midnight blue · ΔE 33.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 42.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 43.2Dim grey · ΔE 45.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#18320D
Analogous#140D32, #320D2B
Triadic#32270D, #0D3227
Split complementary#2B320D, #0D3214
Tetradic#32140D, #18320D, #0D2B32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A23ECD
Lighter +30%#862DAB
Lighter +20%#662283
Lighter +10%#47185A
Darker −10%#07020A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A053A
Less saturated −25%#24152A

Channel breakdown

R39
G13
B50
Red39 (15.3%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue282.16°
Saturation (HSL)58.73%
Lightness12.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 0D · B 32

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