Colour

#211D2A

#211D2A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#211D2A is a violet with RGB values 33, 29, 42 and HSL 258°, 18%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#211D2A

RGBrgb(33, 29, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.1137, 0.1647

RGB percentages12.9%, 11.4%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(258.5, 18.3%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 31%, 16.5%)

CMYK21.4%, 31%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,170,154

CSS custom property--colour: #211D2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.49:1

Contrast with white16.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#DEE2D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A1F2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B1F2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1F1F22no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Dim grey · ΔE 34.1 Slate grey · ΔE 41.8 Gray · ΔE 42.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 44.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#262A1D

Analogous#1D1F2A, #281D2A

Triadic#2A211D, #1D2A21

Split complementary#2A281D, #1F2A1D

Tetradic#2A1D1F, #262A1D, #1D2A28

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#81749F

Lighter +30%#685B85

Lighter +20%#504766

Lighter +10%#393248

Darker −10%#09080C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E1433

Less saturated −25%#242424

Channel breakdown

R33

G29

B42

Red33 (12.9%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue258.46°

Saturation (HSL)18.31%

Lightness13.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 1D · B 2A

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