Colour

#291C3C

#291C3C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#291C3C is a violet with RGB values 41, 28, 60 and HSL 264°, 36%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#291C3C

RGBrgb(41, 28, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1098, 0.2353

RGB percentages16.1%, 11%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(264.4, 36.4%, 17.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 53.3%, 23.5%)

CMYK31.7%, 53.3%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,694,204

CSS custom property--colour: #291C3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.84:1

Contrast with white15.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#D6E3C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#13223Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#16223Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#252229no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.7 Dim grey · ΔE 38.9 Slate grey · ΔE 43.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F3C1C

Analogous#1C1F3C, #391C3C

Triadic#3C291C, #1C3C29

Split complementary#3C391C, #1F3C1C

Tetradic#3C1C1F, #2F3C1C, #1C3C39

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8B6ABA

Lighter +30%#704DA4

Lighter +20%#593C82

Lighter +10%#412C5F

Darker −10%#110C19

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#271147

Less saturated −25%#2B2731

Channel breakdown

R41

G28

B60

Red41 (16.1%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue264.38°

Saturation (HSL)36.36%

Lightness17.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 1C · B 3C

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