Colour

#2B253A

#2B253A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B253A is a violet with RGB values 43, 37, 58 and HSL 257°, 22%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2B253A

RGBrgb(43, 37, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1451, 0.2275

RGB percentages16.9%, 14.5%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(257.1, 22.1%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 36.2%, 22.7%)

CMYK25.9%, 36.2%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,827,578

CSS custom property--colour: #2B253A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.7:1

Contrast with white14.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D4DAC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#20283Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#212839no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#28282Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Dim grey · ΔE 31.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.5 Slate grey · ΔE 38.1 Gray · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#343A25

Analogous#252A3A, #35253A

Triadic#3A2B25, #253A2B

Split complementary#3A3525, #2A3A25

Tetradic#3A252A, #343A25, #253A35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8C7EAD

Lighter +30%#706197

Lighter +20%#594D78

Lighter +10%#423959

Darker −10%#14111B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#261946

Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R43

G37

B58

Red43 (16.9%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue257.14°

Saturation (HSL)22.11%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 25 · B 3A

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