Recognised as Colour

#291D2F

#291D2F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#291D2F is a violet with RGB values 41, 29, 47 and HSL 280°, 24%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#291D2F#291D2F

HEX#291D2F

RGBrgb(41, 29, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1137, 0.1843

RGB percentages16.1%, 11.4%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(280, 23.7%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 38.3%, 18.4%)

CMYK12.8%, 38.3%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,694,447

CSS custom property--colour: #291D2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.02:1

Contrast with white16.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#D6E2D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A2130no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D222Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#291F24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Dim grey · ΔE 34.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.3 Slate grey · ΔE 41.7 Gray · ΔE 43

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#232F1D

Analogous#201D2F, #2F1D2C

Triadic#2F291D, #1D2F29

Split complementary#2C2F1D, #1D2F20

Tetradic#2F201D, #232F1D, #1D2C2F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9571A7

Lighter +30%#7C578E

Lighter +20%#60446E

Lighter +10%#45304F

Darker −10%#0D0A0F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C1339

Less saturated −25%#262626

Channel breakdown

R41

G29

B47

Red41 (16.1%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)23.68%

Lightness14.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 1D · B 2F

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