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Recognised as Colour

#2A223B

  • #2A223B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A223B is a violet with RGB values 42, 34, 59 and HSL 259°, 27%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A223B#2A223B
HEX#2A223B
RGBrgb(42, 34, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1333, 0.2314
RGB percentages16.5%, 13.3%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(259.2, 26.9%, 18.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 42.4%, 23.1%)
CMYK28.8%, 42.4%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,761,275
CSS custom property--colour: #2A223B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.1:1
Contrast with white15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#D5DDC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C263Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D263Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#27262Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.4Dim grey · ΔE 34.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.2Slate grey · ΔE 39.8Midnight blue · ΔE 40.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#333B22
Analogous#22263B, #37223B
Triadic#3B2A22, #223B2A
Split complementary#3B3722, #263B22
Tetradic#3B2226, #333B22, #223B37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8A78B1
Lighter +30%#6F5A9C
Lighter +20%#58477C
Lighter +10%#41355B
Darker −10%#130F1B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#261647
Less saturated −25%#2E2E2F

Channel breakdown

R42
G34
B59
Red42 (16.5%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue259.2°
Saturation (HSL)26.88%
Lightness18.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 22 · B 3B

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