Colour

#2A1534

#2A1534
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A1534 is a violet with RGB values 42, 21, 52 and HSL 281°, 42%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A1534#2A1534

HEX#2A1534

RGBrgb(42, 21, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0824, 0.2039

RGB percentages16.5%, 8.2%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(280.6, 42.5%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 59.6%, 20.4%)

CMYK19.2%, 59.6%, 0%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,757,940

CSS custom property--colour: #2A1534;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.73:1

Contrast with white16.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#D5EACB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E1D35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#141E33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#291A22no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 36.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.6 Dim grey · ΔE 41 Rebecca purple · ΔE 45.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F3415

Analogous#1B1534, #34152E

Triadic#342A15, #15342A

Split complementary#2E3415, #15341B

Tetradic#341B15, #1F3415, #152E34

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9C59BC

Lighter +30%#8241A1

Lighter +20%#65327D

Lighter +10%#472458

Darker −10%#0D0610

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D0C3D

Less saturated −25%#271E2B

Channel breakdown

R42

G21

B52

Red42 (16.5%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue280.65°

Saturation (HSL)42.47%

Lightness14.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 15 · B 34

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