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Recognised as Colour

#2A2231

  • #2A2231
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A2231 is a violet with RGB values 42, 34, 49 and HSL 272°, 18%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A2231#2A2231
HEX#2A2231
RGBrgb(42, 34, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1333, 0.1922
RGB percentages16.5%, 13.3%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(272, 18.1%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272, 30.6%, 19.2%)
CMYK14.3%, 30.6%, 0%, 80.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,761,265
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2231;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.31:1
Contrast with white15.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#D5DDCE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#202532no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#212531no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#292427no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.8Dim grey · ΔE 31.8Slate grey · ΔE 39.4Gray · ΔE 40.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 41.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#293122
Analogous#222231, #312231
Triadic#312A22, #22312A
Split complementary#303122, #223122
Tetradic#312222, #293122, #223131

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#917BA4
Lighter +30%#77618B
Lighter +20%#5E4C6D
Lighter +10%#44374F
Darker −10%#100D13
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B183B
Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R42
G34
B49
Red42 (16.5%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue272°
Saturation (HSL)18.07%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 22 · B 31

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