Colour

#2B1430

#2B1430
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B1430 is a violet with RGB values 43, 20, 48 and HSL 289°, 41%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B1430#2B1430

HEX#2B1430

RGBrgb(43, 20, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0784, 0.1882

RGB percentages16.9%, 7.8%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(289.3, 41.2%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 58.3%, 18.8%)

CMYK10.4%, 58.3%, 0%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,823,216

CSS custom property--colour: #2B1430;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.86:1

Contrast with white16.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#D4EBCF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#101B31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#161E2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#2B181Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 38.8 Dim grey · ΔE 40.4 Slate grey · ΔE 46.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#193014

Analogous#1D1430, #301427

Triadic#302B14, #14302B

Split complementary#273014, #14301D

Tetradic#301D14, #193014, #142730

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A757B9

Lighter +30%#8C419C

Lighter +20%#6B3278

Lighter +10%#4B2354

Darker −10%#0B050C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#300C39

Less saturated −25%#261C28

Channel breakdown

R43

G20

B48

Red43 (16.9%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue289.29°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 14 · B 30

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