Recognised as Colour

#2C2431

#2C2431
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2431 is a violet with RGB values 44, 36, 49 and HSL 277°, 15%, 17%. 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

#2C2431#2C2431

HEX#2C2431

RGBrgb(44, 36, 49)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1412, 0.1922

RGB percentages17.3%, 14.1%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(276.9, 15.3%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 26.5%, 19.2%)

CMYK10.2%, 26.5%, 0%, 80.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,892,849

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2431;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.96:1

Contrast with white14.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#D3DBCE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#222632no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#242731no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2C2628no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Dim grey · ΔE 30.5 Slate grey · ΔE 38.5 Gray · ΔE 39.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 41.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#293124

Analogous#262431, #312430

Triadic#312C24, #24312C

Split complementary#303124, #243126

Tetradic#312624, #293124, #243031

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9480A1

Lighter +30%#7B6589

Lighter +20%#614F6C

Lighter +10%#463A4E

Darker −10%#120E14

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E193C

Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R44

G36

B49

Red44 (17.3%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue276.92°

Saturation (HSL)15.29%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 24 · B 31

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