Colour

#2C2032

#2C2032
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2032 is a violet with RGB values 44, 32, 50 and HSL 280°, 22%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C2032#2C2032

HEX#2C2032

RGBrgb(44, 32, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1255, 0.1961

RGB percentages17.3%, 12.5%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(280, 22%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 36%, 19.6%)

CMYK12%, 36%, 0%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,891,826

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2032;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.44:1

Contrast with white15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#D3DFCD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D2433no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#202531no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2C2226no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Dim grey · ΔE 33.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.8 Slate grey · ΔE 40.3 Gray · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#263220

Analogous#232032, #32202F

Triadic#322C20, #20322C

Split complementary#2F3220, #203223

Tetradic#322320, #263220, #202F32

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9776A8

Lighter +30%#7E5C8F

Lighter +20%#634870

Lighter +10%#473451

Darker −10%#110C13

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F163C

Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R44

G32

B50

Red44 (17.3%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)21.95%

Lightness16.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 20 · B 32

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