Colour

#2C242E

#2C242E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C242E is a violet with RGB values 44, 36, 46 and HSL 288°, 12%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2C242E

RGBrgb(44, 36, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1412, 0.1804

RGB percentages17.3%, 14.1%, 18%

HSLhsl(288, 12.2%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288, 21.7%, 18%)

CMYK4.3%, 21.7%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,892,846

CSS custom property--colour: #2C242E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.01:1

Contrast with white15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#D3DBD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23262Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#25272Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2C2527no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Dim grey · ΔE 30 Slate grey · ΔE 38.7 Gray · ΔE 39 Light slate grey · ΔE 41.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#262E24

Analogous#27242E, #2E242B

Triadic#2E2C24, #242E2C

Split complementary#2B2E24, #242E27

Tetradic#2E2724, #262E24, #242B2E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#97819D

Lighter +30%#7E6784

Lighter +20%#635167

Lighter +10%#473A4B

Darker −10%#110E11

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#321A38

Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R44

G36

B46

Red44 (17.3%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue288°

Saturation (HSL)12.2%

Lightness16.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 24 · B 2E

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