Recognised as Colour

#2B213E

#2B213E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B213E is a violet with RGB values 43, 33, 62 and HSL 261°, 31%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2B213E

RGBrgb(43, 33, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1294, 0.2431

RGB percentages16.9%, 12.9%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(260.7, 30.5%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 46.8%, 24.3%)

CMYK30.6%, 46.8%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,826,558

CSS custom property--colour: #2B213E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.11:1

Contrast with white15.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#D4DEC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#19263Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B263Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#27262Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.7 Dim grey · ΔE 35.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 38 Slate grey · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#343E21

Analogous#21253E, #3A213E

Triadic#3E2B21, #213E2B

Split complementary#3E3A21, #253E21

Tetradic#3E2125, #343E21, #213E3A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8C75B6

Lighter +30%#7056A2

Lighter +20%#594481

Lighter +10%#42335F

Darker −10%#140F1D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#27154A

Less saturated −25%#2F2D32

Channel breakdown

R43

G33

B62

Red43 (16.9%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue260.69°

Saturation (HSL)30.53%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 21 · B 3E

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Colour harmonies

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