Recognised as Colour

#231F2E

#231F2E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#231F2E is a violet with RGB values 35, 31, 46 and HSL 256°, 19%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#231F2E

RGBrgb(35, 31, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1216, 0.1804

RGB percentages13.7%, 12.2%, 18%

HSLhsl(256, 19.5%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256, 32.6%, 18%)

CMYK23.9%, 32.6%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,301,742

CSS custom property--colour: #231F2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.07:1

Contrast with white16.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#DCE0D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C212Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C212Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#212124no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Dim grey · ΔE 33.4 Slate grey · ΔE 40.8 Gray · ΔE 42.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A2E1F

Analogous#1F232E, #2A1F2E

Triadic#2E231F, #1F2E23

Split complementary#2E2B1F, #232E1F

Tetradic#2E1F23, #2A2E1F, #1F2E2A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8276A3

Lighter +30%#695D89

Lighter +20%#51486B

Lighter +10%#3A344C

Darker −10%#0C0A10

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F1538

Less saturated −25%#272727

Channel breakdown

R35

G31

B46

Red35 (13.7%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue256°

Saturation (HSL)19.48%

Lightness15.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 1F · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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