Colour

#27242E

#27242E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#27242E is a violet with RGB values 39, 36, 46 and HSL 258°, 12%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#27242E

RGBrgb(39, 36, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1412, 0.1804

RGB percentages15.3%, 14.1%, 18%

HSLhsl(258, 12.2%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258, 21.7%, 18%)

CMYK15.2%, 21.7%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,565,166

CSS custom property--colour: #27242E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.24:1

Contrast with white15.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#D8DBD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#22252Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#23252Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#262527no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Dim grey · ΔE 30.4 Slate grey · ΔE 38.7 Gray · ΔE 39.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 41.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B2E24

Analogous#24262E, #2C242E

Triadic#2E2724, #242E27

Split complementary#2E2C24, #262E24

Tetradic#2E2426, #2B2E24, #242E2C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8A819D

Lighter +30%#706784

Lighter +20%#585167

Lighter +10%#3F3A4B

Darker −10%#0F0E11

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#231A38

Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R39

G36

B46

Red39 (15.3%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue258°

Saturation (HSL)12.2%

Lightness16.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 24 · B 2E

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