Colour

#230F2A

#230F2A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#230F2A is a violet with RGB values 35, 15, 42 and HSL 284°, 47%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#230F2A

RGBrgb(35, 15, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.0588, 0.1647

RGB percentages13.7%, 5.9%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(284.4, 47.4%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 64.3%, 16.5%)

CMYK16.7%, 64.3%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,297,642

CSS custom property--colour: #230F2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.9:1

Contrast with white17.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#DCF0D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#09162Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#101829no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#23131Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.5 Dim grey · ΔE 42.5 Slate grey · ΔE 48.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#162A0F

Analogous#160F2A, #2A0F23

Triadic#2A230F, #0F2A23

Split complementary#232A0F, #0F2A16

Tetradic#2A160F, #162A0F, #0F232A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9F48BD

Lighter +30%#81379B

Lighter +20%#622A75

Lighter +10%#421C50

Darker −10%#040204

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#260831

Less saturated −25%#201623

Channel breakdown

R35

G15

B42

Red35 (13.7%)

Green15 (5.9%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue284.44°

Saturation (HSL)47.37%

Lightness11.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 0F · B 2A

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