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Recognised as Colour

#22012A

  • #22012A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#22012A is a violet with RGB values 34, 1, 42 and HSL 288°, 95%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#22012A#22012A
HEX#22012A
RGBrgb(34, 1, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.0039, 0.1647
RGB percentages13.3%, 0.4%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(288.3, 95.3%, 8.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 97.6%, 16.5%)
CMYK19%, 97.6%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,228,522
CSS custom property--colour: #22012A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness23.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.99:1
Contrast with white18.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B
Inverted#DDFED5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000E2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#031129no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#220815no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.3Midnight blue · ΔE 33.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 35Rebecca purple · ΔE 44.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 46.3Purple · ΔE 47.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#092A01
Analogous#0D012A, #2A011E
Triadic#2A2201, #012A22
Split complementary#1E2A01, #012A0D
Tetradic#2A0D01, #092A01, #011E2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C306F1
Lighter +30%#9B05BF
Lighter +20%#73038E
Lighter +10%#4A025C
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#23002B
Less saturated −25%#1F0625

Channel breakdown

R34
G1
B42
Red34 (13.3%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue288.29°
Saturation (HSL)95.35%
Lightness8.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 01 · B 2A

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