Colour

#231C2A

#231C2A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#231C2A is a violet with RGB values 35, 28, 42 and HSL 270°, 20%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#231C2A

RGBrgb(35, 28, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1098, 0.1647

RGB percentages13.7%, 11%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(270, 20%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 33.3%, 16.5%)

CMYK16.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,300,970

CSS custom property--colour: #231C2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.52:1

Contrast with white16.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#DCE3D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A1F2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B1F2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#221E21no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Dim grey · ΔE 34.5 Slate grey · ΔE 42.2 Gray · ΔE 43.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#232A1C

Analogous#1C1C2A, #2A1C2A

Triadic#2A231C, #1C2A23

Split complementary#2A2A1C, #1C2A1C

Tetradic#2A1C1C, #232A1C, #1C2A2A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8971A1

Lighter +30%#705986

Lighter +20%#564567

Lighter +10%#3D3049

Darker −10%#0A080B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#231333

Less saturated −25%#232323

Channel breakdown

R35

G28

B42

Red35 (13.7%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness13.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 1C · B 2A

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