Recognised as Colour

#2B1E2E

#2B1E2E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B1E2E is a violet with RGB values 43, 30, 46 and HSL 289°, 21%, 15%. 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

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HEX#2B1E2E

RGBrgb(43, 30, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1176, 0.1804

RGB percentages16.9%, 11.8%, 18%

HSLhsl(288.8, 21.1%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 34.8%, 18%)

CMYK6.5%, 34.8%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,825,774

CSS custom property--colour: #2B1E2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.81:1

Contrast with white15.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#D4E1D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C222Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F232Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2B2024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Dim grey · ΔE 33.5 Slate grey · ΔE 41.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 41.3 Gray · ΔE 42.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#212E1E

Analogous#231E2E, #2E1E29

Triadic#2E2B1E, #1E2E2B

Split complementary#292E1E, #1E2E23

Tetradic#2E231E, #212E1E, #1E292E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9B74A4

Lighter +30%#825A8B

Lighter +20%#65466C

Lighter +10%#48324D

Darker −10%#0E0A0F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#311438

Less saturated −25%#262626

Channel breakdown

R43

G30

B46

Red43 (16.9%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue288.75°

Saturation (HSL)21.05%

Lightness14.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 1E · B 2E

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