Colour

#291A49

#291A49
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#291A49 is a violet with RGB values 41, 26, 73 and HSL 259°, 47%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#291A49

RGBrgb(41, 26, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.102, 0.2863

RGB percentages16.1%, 10.2%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(259.1, 47.5%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 64.4%, 28.6%)

CMYK43.8%, 64.4%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,693,705

CSS custom property--colour: #291A49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01691WCAG 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 15.69:1

Contrast with white15.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#D6E5B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#02244Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#062248no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Tritanopia#21242Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36 Black · ΔE 36.2 Indigo · ΔE 41.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 43

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A491A

Analogous#1A2249, #401A49

Triadic#49291A, #1A4929

Split complementary#49411A, #22491A

Tetradic#491A23, #3A491A, #1A4941

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8666C9

Lighter +30%#6842BA

Lighter +20%#533594

Lighter +10%#3E276F

Darker −10%#140D23

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#250E55

Less saturated −25%#2D263D

Channel breakdown

R41

G26

B73

Red41 (16.1%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue259.15°

Saturation (HSL)47.47%

Lightness19.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 1A · B 49

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