Recognised as Colour

#2C1735

#2C1735
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C1735 is a violet with RGB values 44, 23, 53 and HSL 282°, 39%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2C1735

RGBrgb(44, 23, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0902, 0.2078

RGB percentages17.3%, 9%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(282, 39.5%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282, 56.6%, 20.8%)

CMYK17%, 56.6%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,889,525

CSS custom property--colour: #2C1735;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.39:1

Contrast with white16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#D3E8CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#111E36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#172034no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2B1B23no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.3 Dim grey · ΔE 39.8 Slate grey · ΔE 45.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#203517

Analogous#1D1735, #35172F

Triadic#352C17, #17352C

Split complementary#2F3517, #17351D

Tetradic#351D17, #203517, #172F35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9E5FB9

Lighter +30%#8545A0

Lighter +20%#67367C

Lighter +10%#4A2659

Darker −10%#0E0811

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#300D3F

Less saturated −25%#28212B

Channel breakdown

R44

G23

B53

Red44 (17.3%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue282°

Saturation (HSL)39.47%

Lightness14.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 17 · B 35

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