Recognised as Colour

#27153A

#27153A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#27153A is a violet with RGB values 39, 21, 58 and HSL 269°, 47%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#27153A

RGBrgb(39, 21, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0824, 0.2275

RGB percentages15.3%, 8.2%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(269.2, 46.8%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 63.8%, 22.7%)

CMYK32.8%, 63.8%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,561,338

CSS custom property--colour: #27153A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.74:1

Contrast with white16.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#D8EAC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#081D3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0E1E39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#241C25no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 32.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.3 Dim grey · ΔE 43.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#283A15

Analogous#15163A, #39153A

Triadic#3A2715, #153A27

Split complementary#3A3A15, #153A15

Tetradic#3A1516, #283A15, #153A39

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8C58C3

Lighter +30%#733EAA

Lighter +20%#593085

Lighter +10%#40235F

Darker −10%#0E0715

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#270B44

Less saturated −25%#271F30

Channel breakdown

R39

G21

B58

Red39 (15.3%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue269.19°

Saturation (HSL)46.84%

Lightness15.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 15 · B 3A

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