Recognised as Colour

#271D36

#271D36
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#271D36 is a violet with RGB values 39, 29, 54 and HSL 264°, 30%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#271D36

RGBrgb(39, 29, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1137, 0.2118

RGB percentages15.3%, 11.4%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(264, 30.1%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264, 46.3%, 21.2%)

CMYK27.8%, 46.3%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,563,382

CSS custom property--colour: #271D36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.97:1

Contrast with white15.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#D8E2C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#172237no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#192235no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#242126no 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 text15.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.9 Dim grey · ΔE 36.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.6 Slate grey · ΔE 42.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C361D

Analogous#1D1F36, #341D36

Triadic#36271D, #1D3627

Split complementary#36341D, #1F361D

Tetradic#361D1F, #2C361D, #1D3633

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#896EB1

Lighter +30%#6F529A

Lighter +20%#574178

Lighter +10%#3F2F57

Darker −10%#0F0B15

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#251340

Less saturated −25%#29272C

Channel breakdown

R39

G29

B54

Red39 (15.3%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue264°

Saturation (HSL)30.12%

Lightness16.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 1D · B 36

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