Recognised as Colour

#2C2637

#2C2637
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2637 is a violet with RGB values 44, 38, 55 and HSL 261°, 18%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2C2637

RGBrgb(44, 38, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.149, 0.2157

RGB percentages17.3%, 14.9%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(261.2, 18.3%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 30.9%, 21.6%)

CMYK20%, 30.9%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,893,367

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2637;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.59:1

Contrast with white14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#D3D9C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#232938no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#242937no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#2A292Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Dim grey · ΔE 30.5 Slate grey · ΔE 37.5 Gray · ΔE 39.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 40

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#313726

Analogous#262937, #352637

Triadic#372C26, #26372C

Split complementary#373526, #293726

Tetradic#372629, #313726, #263735

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8F81A8

Lighter +30%#746591

Lighter +20%#5C5073

Lighter +10%#443B55

Darker −10%#141119

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#291A43

Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R44

G38

B55

Red44 (17.3%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue261.18°

Saturation (HSL)18.28%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 26 · B 37

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