Recognised as Colour

#2B2142

#2B2142
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B2142 is a violet with RGB values 43, 33, 66 and HSL 258°, 33%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2B2142

RGBrgb(43, 33, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1294, 0.2588

RGB percentages16.9%, 12.9%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(258.2, 33.3%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 50%, 25.9%)

CMYK34.8%, 50%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,826,562

CSS custom property--colour: #2B2142;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.01:1

Contrast with white15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#D4DEBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#172743no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#192641no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#26272Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.3 Dim grey · ΔE 37.3 Slate grey · ΔE 41.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#384221

Analogous#212742, #3C2142

Triadic#422B21, #21422B

Split complementary#423C21, #284221

Tetradic#422127, #384221, #21423C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8A75BA

Lighter +30%#6D54A8

Lighter +20%#574386

Lighter +10%#413264

Darker −10%#151020

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#26154E

Less saturated −25%#302D36

Channel breakdown

R43

G33

B66

Red43 (16.9%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue258.18°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness19.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 21 · B 42

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