Colour

#2B163F

#2B163F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B163F is a violet with RGB values 43, 22, 63 and HSL 271°, 48%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B163F

RGBrgb(43, 22, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0863, 0.2471

RGB percentages16.9%, 8.6%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(270.7, 48.2%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.7, 65.1%, 24.7%)

CMYK31.7%, 65.1%, 0%, 75.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,823,743

CSS custom property--colour: #2B163F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.29:1

Contrast with white16.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#D4E9C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#061F40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0E203Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#281E28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 29.9 Black · ΔE 32.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.5 Dim grey · ΔE 44

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A3F16

Analogous#17163F, #3F163E

Triadic#3F2B16, #163F2B

Split complementary#3F3F16, #163F16

Tetradic#3F1616, #2A3F16, #163E3F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#925BC6

Lighter +30%#783EB0

Lighter +20%#5F308B

Lighter +10%#452365

Darker −10%#110919

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B0B4A

Less saturated −25%#2B2134

Channel breakdown

R43

G22

B63

Red43 (16.9%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue270.73°

Saturation (HSL)48.24%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 16 · B 3F

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