Colour

#230E2B

#230E2B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#230E2B is a violet with RGB values 35, 14, 43 and HSL 283°, 51%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#230E2B#230E2B

HEX#230E2B

RGBrgb(35, 14, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.0549, 0.1686

RGB percentages13.7%, 5.5%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(283.4, 50.9%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 67.4%, 16.9%)

CMYK18.6%, 67.4%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,297,387

CSS custom property--colour: #230E2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.96:1

Contrast with white17.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#DCF1D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#07162Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0E172Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#23131Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 38.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.1 Dim grey · ΔE 43.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 48.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#162B0E

Analogous#150E2B, #2B0E24

Triadic#2B230E, #0E2B23

Split complementary#242B0E, #0E2B15

Tetradic#2B150E, #162B0E, #0E242B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9F43C2

Lighter +30%#81349E

Lighter +20%#622778

Lighter +10%#421B51

Darker −10%#040105

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#260732

Less saturated −25%#201524

Channel breakdown

R35

G14

B43

Red35 (13.7%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue283.45°

Saturation (HSL)50.88%

Lightness11.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 0E · B 2B

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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