Colour

#2C2433

#2C2433
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2433 is a violet with RGB values 44, 36, 51 and HSL 272°, 17%, 17%. 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

#2C2433#2C2433

HEX#2C2433

RGBrgb(44, 36, 51)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1412, 0.2

RGB percentages17.3%, 14.1%, 20%

HSLhsl(272, 17.2%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272, 29.4%, 20%)

CMYK13.7%, 29.4%, 0%, 80%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,892,851

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2433;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.92:1

Contrast with white14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#D3DBCC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#222734no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#232733no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2B2629no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Dim grey · ΔE 30.8 Slate grey · ΔE 38.4 Gray · ΔE 39.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 41.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B3324

Analogous#252433, #332433

Triadic#332C24, #24332C

Split complementary#333324, #243325

Tetradic#332524, #2B3324, #243333

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#937FA4

Lighter +30%#79638D

Lighter +20%#604E6F

Lighter +10%#463951

Darker −10%#120F15

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D193E

Less saturated −25%#2C2C2C

Channel breakdown

R44

G36

B51

Red44 (17.3%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue272°

Saturation (HSL)17.24%

Lightness17.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 24 · B 33

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