Colour

#2B1E38

#2B1E38
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B1E38 is a violet with RGB values 43, 30, 56 and HSL 270°, 30%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B1E38#2B1E38

HEX#2B1E38

RGBrgb(43, 30, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1176, 0.2196

RGB percentages16.9%, 11.8%, 22%

HSLhsl(270, 30.2%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 46.4%, 22%)

CMYK23.2%, 46.4%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,825,784

CSS custom property--colour: #2B1E38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.61:1

Contrast with white15.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#D4E1C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#182339no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B2437no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#292228no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.9 Dim grey · ΔE 36 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.9 Slate grey · ΔE 41.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B381E

Analogous#1E1E38, #381E38

Triadic#382B1E, #1E382B

Split complementary#38381E, #1E381E

Tetradic#381E1E, #2B381E, #1E3838

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9170B2

Lighter +30%#77539C

Lighter +20%#5E427A

Lighter +10%#453059

Darker −10%#120C17

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B1343

Less saturated −25%#2B292D

Channel breakdown

R43

G30

B56

Red43 (16.9%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)30.23%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 1E · B 38

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