Recognised as Colour

#2C1836

#2C1836
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C1836 is a violet with RGB values 44, 24, 54 and HSL 280°, 38%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2C1836

RGBrgb(44, 24, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0941, 0.2118

RGB percentages17.3%, 9.4%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(280, 38.5%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 55.6%, 21.2%)

CMYK18.5%, 55.6%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,889,782

CSS custom property--colour: #2C1836;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.27:1

Contrast with white16.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#D3E7C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#121F37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#172135no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2B1D24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.2 Dim grey · ΔE 39.4 Slate grey · ΔE 45

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#223618

Analogous#1D1836, #361831

Triadic#362C18, #18362C

Split complementary#313618, #18361D

Tetradic#361D18, #223618, #183136

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9C61B9

Lighter +30%#8247A0

Lighter +20%#66377D

Lighter +10%#492859

Darker −10%#0F0813

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F0E40

Less saturated −25%#29222C

Channel breakdown

R44

G24

B54

Red44 (17.3%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness15.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 18 · B 36

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