Recognised as Colour

#271C33

#271C33
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#271C33 is a violet with RGB values 39, 28, 51 and HSL 269°, 29%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#271C33#271C33

HEX#271C33

RGBrgb(39, 28, 51)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1098, 0.2

RGB percentages15.3%, 11%, 20%

HSLhsl(268.7, 29.1%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.7, 45.1%, 20%)

CMYK23.5%, 45.1%, 0%, 80%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,563,123

CSS custom property--colour: #271C33;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.15:1

Contrast with white16.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#D8E3CC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#172034no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#192132no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#252025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31 Dim grey · ΔE 36.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 41.9 Slate grey · ΔE 42.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28331C

Analogous#1C1D33, #321C33

Triadic#33271C, #1C3327

Split complementary#33331C, #1C331C

Tetradic#331C1D, #28331C, #1C3332

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8C6CAF

Lighter +30%#735296

Lighter +20%#594075

Lighter +10%#402E54

Darker −10%#0E0A12

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#27123D

Less saturated −25%#272629

Channel breakdown

R39

G28

B51

Red39 (15.3%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue268.7°

Saturation (HSL)29.11%

Lightness15.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 1C · B 33

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