Colour

#2A223D

#2A223D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A223D is a violet with RGB values 42, 34, 61 and HSL 258°, 28%, 19%. 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

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HEX#2A223D

RGBrgb(42, 34, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1333, 0.2392

RGB percentages16.5%, 13.3%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(257.8, 28.4%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 44.3%, 23.9%)

CMYK31.1%, 44.3%, 0%, 76.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,761,277

CSS custom property--colour: #2A223D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.06:1

Contrast with white15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#D5DDC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B273Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C263Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#26272Cno 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 text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.9 Dim grey · ΔE 34.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.5 Slate grey · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#353D22

Analogous#22273D, #38223D

Triadic#3D2A22, #223D2A

Split complementary#3D3822, #283D22

Tetradic#3D2227, #353D22, #223D38

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8978B3

Lighter +30%#6E599F

Lighter +20%#57477E

Lighter +10%#41345E

Darker −10%#13101C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#251649

Less saturated −25%#2F2E31

Channel breakdown

R42

G34

B61

Red42 (16.5%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue257.78°

Saturation (HSL)28.42%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 22 · B 3D

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