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Recognised as Colour

#2B1835

  • #2B1835
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B1835 is a violet with RGB values 43, 24, 53 and HSL 279°, 38%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B1835#2B1835
HEX#2B1835
RGBrgb(43, 24, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0941, 0.2078
RGB percentages16.9%, 9.4%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(279.3, 37.7%, 15.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 54.7%, 20.8%)
CMYK18.9%, 54.7%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,824,245
CSS custom property--colour: #2B1835;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.35:1
Contrast with white16.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#D4E7CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#121F36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#172034no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2A1C24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.7Midnight blue · ΔE 37.8Dim grey · ΔE 39.2Slate grey · ΔE 44.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#223518
Analogous#1C1835, #351831
Triadic#352B18, #18352B
Split complementary#313518, #18351C
Tetradic#351C18, #223518, #183135

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9A61B8
Lighter +30%#80489E
Lighter +20%#64387B
Lighter +10%#472858
Darker −10%#0F0812
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E0E3F
Less saturated −25%#28222B

Channel breakdown

R43
G24
B53
Red43 (16.9%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue279.31°
Saturation (HSL)37.66%
Lightness15.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 18 · B 35

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