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#15041F Color

#15041F is rgb(21, 4, 31) in RGB, hsl(278, 77%, 7%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 87%, 0%, 88%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), visibly different at ΔE 11.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#15041F
HEX#15041F
RGBrgb(21, 4, 31)
HSLhsl(278, 77%, 7%)
HSVhsv(278, 87%, 12%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 87%, 0%, 88%)
OKLCHoklch(15.9% 0.06 311.3)
LABlab(3.04% 9.89 -13.12)
LCHlch(3.04% 16.43 307.01)

What #15041F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #15041F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#15041F Channel Values

How #15041F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 21 · G 4 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 77% · L 7%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 87% · V 12%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 88%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.64:1 vs white · 1.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #15041F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #15041F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #15041F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #15041F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #15041F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #15041F.

How #15041F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#15041F
Protanopia#08081F
Protanomaly#0E061F
Deuteranopia#0B0B1F
Deuteranomaly#0F081F
Tritanopia#120909
Tritanomaly#130714
Achromatopsia#0B0B0B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #15041F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-15041f: #15041F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #15041F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-15041f': '#15041F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.016, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_15041f">#15041F</color>
SVG fillfill="#15041F"

More Purple Colors

#15041F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#15041F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #15041F?

#15041F is a darkest purple — rgb(21, 4, 31) in RGB and hsl(278, 77%, 7%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.59.

What is the RGB value of #15041F?

#15041F is rgb(21, 4, 31) — red 21, green 4, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #15041F?

#15041F converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 87%, 0%, 88%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #15041F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #15041F scores 19.64:1 against white and 1.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #15041F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #15041F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 16.71, which is visibly different.

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