Recognised as Colour

#2C233C

#2C233C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C233C is a violet with RGB values 44, 35, 60 and HSL 262°, 26%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C233C#2C233C

HEX#2C233C

RGBrgb(44, 35, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1373, 0.2353

RGB percentages17.3%, 13.7%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(261.6, 26.3%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 41.7%, 23.5%)

CMYK26.7%, 41.7%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,892,604

CSS custom property--colour: #2C233C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.86:1

Contrast with white14.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#D3DCC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D273Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F273Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#29272Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Dim grey · ΔE 33.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35 Slate grey · ΔE 39.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#333C23

Analogous#23263C, #39233C

Triadic#3C2C23, #233C2C

Split complementary#3C3923, #263C23

Tetradic#3C2326, #333C23, #233C39

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8E7AB1

Lighter +30%#735B9D

Lighter +20%#5B497C

Lighter +10%#44365C

Darker −10%#14101C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#291748

Less saturated −25%#2F2F30

Channel breakdown

R44

G35

B60

Red44 (17.3%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue261.6°

Saturation (HSL)26.32%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 23 · B 3C

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