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Recognised as Colour

#2B2436

  • #2B2436
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B2436 is a violet with RGB values 43, 36, 54 and HSL 263°, 20%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B2436#2B2436
HEX#2B2436
RGBrgb(43, 36, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1412, 0.2118
RGB percentages16.9%, 14.1%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(263.3, 20%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.3, 33.3%, 21.2%)
CMYK20.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,827,318
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2436;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.91:1
Contrast with white14.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#D4DBC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#202737no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#222735no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#29272Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.9Dim grey · ΔE 31.5Slate grey · ΔE 38.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.5Gray · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F3624
Analogous#242636, #342436
Triadic#362B24, #24362B
Split complementary#363424, #263624
Tetradic#362426, #2F3624, #243634

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E7DA9
Lighter +30%#746192
Lighter +20%#5C4D73
Lighter +10%#433855
Darker −10%#131017
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#291941
Less saturated −25%#2D2D2D

Channel breakdown

R43
G36
B54
Red43 (16.9%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue263.33°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 24 · B 36

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