Recognised as Colour

#2B1D33

#2B1D33
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B1D33 is a violet with RGB values 43, 29, 51 and HSL 278°, 28%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B1D33#2B1D33

HEX#2B1D33

RGBrgb(43, 29, 51)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1137, 0.2

RGB percentages16.9%, 11.4%, 20%

HSLhsl(278.2, 27.5%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 43.1%, 20%)

CMYK15.7%, 43.1%, 0%, 80%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,825,523

CSS custom property--colour: #2B1D33;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.83:1

Contrast with white15.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#D4E2CC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#192234no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C2332no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2A2025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.8 Dim grey · ΔE 35.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.6 Slate grey · ΔE 41.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 42.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25331D

Analogous#201D33, #331D30

Triadic#332B1D, #1D332B

Split complementary#30331D, #1D3320

Tetradic#33201D, #25331D, #1D3033

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#966FAD

Lighter +30%#7D5495

Lighter +20%#624274

Lighter +10%#462F54

Darker −10%#100B12

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E133D

Less saturated −25%#282729

Channel breakdown

R43

G29

B51

Red43 (16.9%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue278.18°

Saturation (HSL)27.5%

Lightness15.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 1D · B 33

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