Colour

#2C2833

#2C2833
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2833 is a violet with RGB values 44, 40, 51 and HSL 262°, 12%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C2833#2C2833

HEX#2C2833

RGBrgb(44, 40, 51)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1569, 0.2

RGB percentages17.3%, 15.7%, 20%

HSLhsl(261.8, 12.1%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 21.6%, 20%)

CMYK13.7%, 21.6%, 0%, 80%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,893,875

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2833;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.4:1

Contrast with white14.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#D3D7CC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#262A33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#272A33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2B2A2Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Dim grey · ΔE 28.6 Slate grey · ΔE 36.7 Gray · ΔE 37.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F3328

Analogous#282A33, #312833

Triadic#332C28, #28332C

Split complementary#333228, #2A3328

Tetradic#33282A, #2F3328, #283331

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9087A0

Lighter +30%#766B89

Lighter +20%#5D556C

Lighter +10%#453E50

Darker −10%#131216

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#291D3E

Less saturated −25%#2E2E2E

Channel breakdown

R44

G40

B51

Red44 (17.3%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue261.82°

Saturation (HSL)12.09%

Lightness17.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 28 · B 33

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