Colour

#270F2D

#270F2D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#270F2D is a violet with RGB values 39, 15, 45 and HSL 288°, 50%, 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

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HEX#270F2D

RGBrgb(39, 15, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0588, 0.1765

RGB percentages15.3%, 5.9%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(288, 50%, 11.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288, 66.7%, 17.6%)

CMYK13.3%, 66.7%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,559,789

CSS custom property--colour: #270F2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.61:1

Contrast with white17.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#D8F0D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#09172Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#111A2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#27131Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.4 Dim grey · ΔE 43 Rebecca purple · ΔE 47.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#152D0F

Analogous#180F2D, #2D0F24

Triadic#2D270F, #0F2D27

Split complementary#242D0F, #0F2D18

Tetradic#2D180F, #152D0F, #0F242D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A947C2

Lighter +30%#8A35A0

Lighter +20%#69297A

Lighter +10%#481C53

Darker −10%#060207

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B0834

Less saturated −25%#221725

Channel breakdown

R39

G15

B45

Red39 (15.3%)

Green15 (5.9%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue288°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness11.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 0F · B 2D

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Colour values

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