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Recognised as Colour

#27143B

  • #27143B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#27143B is a violet with RGB values 39, 20, 59 and HSL 269°, 49%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#27143B#27143B
HEX#27143B
RGBrgb(39, 20, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0784, 0.2314
RGB percentages15.3%, 7.8%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(269.2, 49.4%, 15.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 66.1%, 23.1%)
CMYK33.9%, 66.1%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,561,083
CSS custom property--colour: #27143B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.81:1
Contrast with white16.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#D8EBC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#051D3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B1D3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#231C25no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.4Black · ΔE 30.9Midnight blue · ΔE 31Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.2Dim grey · ΔE 44.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#283B14
Analogous#14143B, #3B143B
Triadic#3B2714, #143B27
Split complementary#3B3B14, #153B14
Tetradic#3B1414, #283B14, #143B3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C55C6
Lighter +30%#733BAD
Lighter +20%#592E87
Lighter +10%#402161
Darker −10%#0E0715
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#270A45
Less saturated −25%#271E31

Channel breakdown

R39
G20
B59
Red39 (15.3%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue269.23°
Saturation (HSL)49.37%
Lightness15.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 14 · B 3B

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