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Recognised as Colour

#2A232F

  • #2A232F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A232F is a violet with RGB values 42, 35, 47 and HSL 275°, 15%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A232F#2A232F
HEX#2A232F
RGBrgb(42, 35, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1373, 0.1843
RGB percentages16.5%, 13.7%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(275, 14.6%, 16.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275, 25.5%, 18.4%)
CMYK10.6%, 25.5%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,761,519
CSS custom property--colour: #2A232F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.22:1
Contrast with white15.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#D5DCD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#212530no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#23262Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2A2427no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4Dim grey · ΔE 30.8Slate grey · ΔE 39Gray · ΔE 39.7Light slate grey · ΔE 42.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#282F23
Analogous#24232F, #2F232E
Triadic#2F2A23, #232F2A
Split complementary#2E2F23, #232F24
Tetradic#2F2423, #282F23, #232E2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#927F9F
Lighter +30%#786487
Lighter +20%#5E4F69
Lighter +10%#44394C
Darker −10%#100D12
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C1939
Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R42
G35
B47
Red42 (16.5%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue275°
Saturation (HSL)14.63%
Lightness16.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 23 · B 2F

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