Colour

#221A25

#221A25
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#221A25 is a violet with RGB values 34, 26, 37 and HSL 284°, 17%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#221A25#221A25

HEX#221A25

RGBrgb(34, 26, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.102, 0.1451

RGB percentages13.3%, 10.2%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(283.6, 17.5%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 29.7%, 14.5%)

CMYK8.1%, 29.7%, 0%, 85.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,234,917

CSS custom property--colour: #221A25;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01212WCAG 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 16.9:1

Contrast with white16.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#DDE5DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#191C25no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A1D25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#221B1Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 13.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.7 Dim grey · ΔE 34.9 Slate grey · ΔE 43.3 Gray · ΔE 43.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 45.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D251A

Analogous#1D1A25, #251A23

Triadic#25221A, #1A2522

Split complementary#23251A, #1A251C

Tetradic#251C1A, #1D251A, #1A2325

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8F709B

Lighter +30%#75597F

Lighter +20%#594461

Lighter +10%#3E2F43

Darker −10%#060507

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#26122D

Less saturated −25%#202020

Channel breakdown

R34

G26

B37

Red34 (13.3%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue283.64°

Saturation (HSL)17.46%

Lightness12.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 1A · B 25

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