Colour

#27182D

#27182D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#27182D is a violet with RGB values 39, 24, 45 and HSL 283°, 30%, 14%. 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#27182D

RGBrgb(39, 24, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0941, 0.1765

RGB percentages15.3%, 9.4%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(282.9, 30.4%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 46.7%, 17.6%)

CMYK13.3%, 46.7%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,562,093

CSS custom property--colour: #27182D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32 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#1D1D1D

Inverted#D8E7D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#151D2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#181E2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#271B20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 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 20 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.3 Dim grey · ΔE 37.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 43.3 Slate grey · ΔE 44.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E2D18

Analogous#1D182D, #2D1829

Triadic#2D2718, #182D27

Split complementary#292D18, #182D1D

Tetradic#2D1D18, #1E2D18, #18292D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9864AD

Lighter +30%#7D4D91

Lighter +20%#613B70

Lighter +10%#442A4E

Darker −10%#0A060C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B0F36

Less saturated −25%#232124

Channel breakdown

R39

G24

B45

Red39 (15.3%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue282.86°

Saturation (HSL)30.43%

Lightness13.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 18 · B 2D

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