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Colour

#2A2431

  • #2A2431
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A2431 is a violet with RGB values 42, 36, 49 and HSL 268°, 15%, 17%. 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

#2A2431#2A2431
HEX#2A2431
RGBrgb(42, 36, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1412, 0.1922
RGB percentages16.5%, 14.1%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(267.7, 15.3%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.7, 26.5%, 19.2%)
CMYK14.3%, 26.5%, 0%, 80.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,761,777
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2431;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.05:1
Contrast with white15.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#D5DBCE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#222632no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#232631no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#292628no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.1Dim grey · ΔE 30.6Slate grey · ΔE 38.5Gray · ΔE 39.4Light slate grey · ΔE 41.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B3124
Analogous#242531, #312431
Triadic#312A24, #24312A
Split complementary#313124, #253124
Tetradic#312425, #2B3124, #243130

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8F80A1
Lighter +30%#766589
Lighter +20%#5C4F6C
Lighter +10%#433A4E
Darker −10%#110E14
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#29193C
Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R42
G36
B49
Red42 (16.5%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue267.69°
Saturation (HSL)15.29%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 24 · B 31

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