Recognised as Colour

#2B2234

#2B2234
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B2234 is a violet with RGB values 43, 34, 52 and HSL 270°, 21%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B2234#2B2234

HEX#2B2234

RGBrgb(43, 34, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1333, 0.2039

RGB percentages16.9%, 13.3%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(270, 20.9%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 34.6%, 20.4%)

CMYK17.3%, 34.6%, 0%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,826,804

CSS custom property--colour: #2B2234;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.21:1

Contrast with white15.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#D4DDCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F2535no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#202633no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2A2428no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Dim grey · ΔE 32.3 Slate grey · ΔE 39.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.6 Gray · ΔE 40.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B3422

Analogous#222234, #342234

Triadic#342B22, #22342B

Split complementary#343422, #223422

Tetradic#342222, #2B3422, #223434

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#917AA8

Lighter +30%#775E91

Lighter +20%#5E4A72

Lighter +10%#453653

Darker −10%#120E15

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B173F

Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R43

G34

B52

Red43 (16.9%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)20.93%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 22 · B 34

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