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Recognised as Colour

#2B1534

  • #2B1534
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B1534 is a violet with RGB values 43, 21, 52 and HSL 283°, 42%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B1534#2B1534
HEX#2B1534
RGBrgb(43, 21, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0824, 0.2039
RGB percentages16.9%, 8.2%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(282.6, 42.5%, 14.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 59.6%, 20.4%)
CMYK17.3%, 59.6%, 0%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,823,476
CSS custom property--colour: #2B1534;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.67:1
Contrast with white16.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#D4EACB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E1D35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#151F33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2A1A22no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.6Midnight blue · ΔE 36.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.7Dim grey · ΔE 40.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 45.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E3415
Analogous#1C1534, #34152D
Triadic#342B15, #15342B
Split complementary#2D3415, #15341C
Tetradic#341C15, #1E3415, #152D34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9F59BC
Lighter +30%#8541A1
Lighter +20%#67327D
Lighter +10%#492458
Darker −10%#0D0610
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F0C3D
Less saturated −25%#271E2B

Channel breakdown

R43
G21
B52
Red43 (16.9%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue282.58°
Saturation (HSL)42.47%
Lightness14.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 15 · B 34

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