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Colour

#29174E

  • #29174E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#29174E is a violet with RGB values 41, 23, 78 and HSL 260°, 54%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#29174E#29174E
HEX#29174E
RGBrgb(41, 23, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0902, 0.3059
RGB percentages16.1%, 9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(259.6, 54.5%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 70.5%, 30.6%)
CMYK47.4%, 70.5%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,692,942
CSS custom property--colour: #29174E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.83:1
Contrast with white15.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#D6E8B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002350no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#00214Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#1F2430no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.8Indigo · ΔE 36.6Purple · ΔE 39.3Black · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 20.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C4E17
Analogous#17214E, #45174E
Triadic#4E2917, #174E29
Split complementary#4E4517, #214E17
Tetradic#4E1721, #3C4E17, #174E45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8561D0
Lighter +30%#673AC4
Lighter +20%#522E9D
Lighter +10%#3E2375
Darker −10%#140B27
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#250A5B
Less saturated −25%#2D2441

Channel breakdown

R41
G23
B78
Red41 (16.1%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue259.64°
Saturation (HSL)54.46%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 17 · B 4E

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