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Colour

#270D59

  • #270D59
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#270D59 is a violet with RGB values 39, 13, 89 and HSL 261°, 75%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#270D59#270D59
HEX#270D59
RGBrgb(39, 13, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.051, 0.349
RGB percentages15.3%, 5.1%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(260.5, 74.5%, 20%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 85.4%, 34.9%)
CMYK56.2%, 85.4%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,559,321
CSS custom property--colour: #270D59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.3:1
Contrast with white16.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#D8F2A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00215Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#001E58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#152333no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.1Indigo · ΔE 24.6Navy · ΔE 28.7Purple · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F590D
Analogous#0D1959, #4D0D59
Triadic#59270D, #0D5927
Split complementary#594D0D, #19590D
Tetradic#590D19, #3F590D, #0D594D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#814DE5
Lighter +30%#6220DF
Lighter +20%#4E1AB2
Lighter +10%#3B1386
Darker −10%#14062D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#230066
Less saturated −25%#2B1A4C

Channel breakdown

R39
G13
B89
Red39 (15.3%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue260.53°
Saturation (HSL)74.51%
Lightness20%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 0D · B 59

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