Information about #151118 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#151118 presents itself as a softly toned twilight violet — one that keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Standard-Bearer (#141216). Slightly further away sit Chinese Black (#141414) and Very Dark Violet (#17111D).
In RGB terms — rgb(21, 17, 24) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #151118: 18.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:91) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#151118 color variations
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#151118 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#151118 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#151118 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#151118 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#151118 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #151118 color
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Nearest named colors to #151118
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#141216
#141414
#17111D
#16161D
#181818
#1D1117
#11171D
#1A1110
#1D111D
#181A18
#1C1816
#1D1111
#151118 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#151118
- RGB21, 17, 24
- CMYK1, 3, 0, 91
- CSSrgb(21, 17, 24)
- HSL274°, 17%, 8%
- HSL Precise274.286°, 17.073%, 8.039%
- HSV274°, 29%, 9%
- HSB274°, 29%, 9%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.067
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.067, 0.094)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.067, 0.094, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.067, 0.094)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB6.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID151118
- DECIMAL ID1380632
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



