Colour

#2C2430

#2C2430
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2430 is a violet with RGB values 44, 36, 48 and HSL 280°, 14%, 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

#2C2430#2C2430

HEX#2C2430

RGBrgb(44, 36, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1412, 0.1882

RGB percentages17.3%, 14.1%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(280, 14.3%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 25%, 18.8%)

CMYK8.3%, 25%, 0%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,892,848

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2430;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.98:1

Contrast with white14.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#D3DBCF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#222631no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#242730no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2C2528no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Dim grey · ΔE 30.3 Slate grey · ΔE 38.5 Gray · ΔE 39.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#283024

Analogous#262430, #30242E

Triadic#302C24, #24302C

Split complementary#2E3024, #243026

Tetradic#302624, #283024, #242E30

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9580A0

Lighter +30%#7C6687

Lighter +20%#61506A

Lighter +10%#473A4D

Darker −10%#110E13

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#30193A

Less saturated −25%#2A2A2A

Channel breakdown

R44

G36

B48

Red44 (17.3%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 24 · B 30

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