Recognised as Colour

#201C22

#201C22
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#201C22 is a violet with RGB values 32, 28, 34 and HSL 280°, 10%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#201C22#201C22

HEX#201C22

RGBrgb(32, 28, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.1098, 0.1333

RGB percentages12.5%, 11%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(280, 9.7%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 17.6%, 13.3%)

CMYK5.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 86.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,104,354

CSS custom property--colour: #201C22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness30 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.79:1

Contrast with white16.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#DFE3DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B1D22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C1D22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#201D1Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 12 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Dim grey · ΔE 33.8 Slate grey · ΔE 42.9 Gray · ΔE 42.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 46

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E221C

Analogous#1D1C22, #221C21

Triadic#22201C, #1C2220

Split complementary#21221C, #1C221D

Tetradic#221D1C, #1E221C, #1C2122

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#897991

Lighter +30%#6F6176

Lighter +20%#554A5A

Lighter +10%#3A333E

Darker −10%#060506

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#23142A

Less saturated −25%#1F1F1F

Channel breakdown

R32

G28

B34

Red32 (12.5%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)9.68%

Lightness12.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 1C · B 22

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