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Colour

#291C3E

  • #291C3E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#291C3E is a violet with RGB values 41, 28, 62 and HSL 263°, 38%, 18%. 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

#291C3E#291C3E
HEX#291C3E
RGBrgb(41, 28, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1098, 0.2431
RGB percentages16.1%, 11%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(262.9, 37.8%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 54.8%, 24.3%)
CMYK33.9%, 54.8%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,694,206
CSS custom property--colour: #291C3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.79:1
Contrast with white15.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#D6E3C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#11233Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#14223Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#25222Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4Midnight blue · ΔE 34.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.9Dim grey · ΔE 39.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 43.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#313E1C
Analogous#1C203E, #3A1C3E
Triadic#3E291C, #1C3E29
Split complementary#3E3A1C, #203E1C
Tetradic#3E1C20, #313E1C, #1C3E3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#896ABC
Lighter +30%#6F4CA7
Lighter +20%#573C84
Lighter +10%#402C61
Darker −10%#120C1B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#261149
Less saturated −25%#2C2733

Channel breakdown

R41
G28
B62
Red41 (16.1%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue262.94°
Saturation (HSL)37.78%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 1C · B 3E

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