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Recognised as Colour

#2C1435

  • #2C1435
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C1435 is a violet with RGB values 44, 20, 53 and HSL 284°, 45%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C1435#2C1435
HEX#2C1435
RGBrgb(44, 20, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0784, 0.2078
RGB percentages17.3%, 7.8%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(283.6, 45.2%, 14.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 62.3%, 20.8%)
CMYK17%, 62.3%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,888,757
CSS custom property--colour: #2C1435;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.69:1
Contrast with white16.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#D3EBCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D1C36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#141F34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2C1922no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.8Midnight blue · ΔE 35.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 39Dim grey · ΔE 41.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 44.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1D3514
Analogous#1C1435, #35142D
Triadic#352C14, #14352C
Split complementary#2E3514, #14351B
Tetradic#351B14, #1D3514, #142E35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A256BF
Lighter +30%#883EA4
Lighter +20%#69307F
Lighter +10%#4B225A
Darker −10%#0D0610
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#300B3E
Less saturated −25%#281D2C

Channel breakdown

R44
G20
B53
Red44 (17.3%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)45.21%
Lightness14.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 14 · B 35

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