Recognised as Colour

#22182B

#22182B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#22182B is a violet with RGB values 34, 24, 43 and HSL 272°, 28%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#22182B#22182B

HEX#22182B

RGBrgb(34, 24, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.0941, 0.1686

RGB percentages13.3%, 9.4%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(271.6, 28.4%, 13.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 44.2%, 16.9%)

CMYK20.9%, 44.2%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,234,411

CSS custom property--colour: #22182B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.02:1

Contrast with white17.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#DDE7D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#141C2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#161C2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#211B1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Dim grey · ΔE 37.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.7 Slate grey · ΔE 44.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 44.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#212B18

Analogous#18182B, #2B182B

Triadic#2B2218, #182B22

Split complementary#2B2B18, #182B18

Tetradic#2B1818, #212B18, #182B2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8966A9

Lighter +30%#704F8D

Lighter +20%#563D6C

Lighter +10%#3C2A4C

Darker −10%#08060A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#221033

Less saturated −25%#222023

Channel breakdown

R34

G24

B43

Red34 (13.3%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue271.58°

Saturation (HSL)28.36%

Lightness13.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 18 · B 2B

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