Colour

#2D224B

#2D224B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2D224B is a violet with RGB values 45, 34, 75 and HSL 256°, 38%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2D224B

RGBrgb(45, 34, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1333, 0.2941

RGB percentages17.6%, 13.3%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(256.1, 37.6%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 54.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK40%, 54.7%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,957,899

CSS custom property--colour: #2D224B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.56:1

Contrast with white14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#D2DDB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#13294Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#15284Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#262A33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 30.1 Black · ΔE 33.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 39 Dim grey · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#404B22

Analogous#222C4B, #42224B

Triadic#4B2D22, #224B2D

Split complementary#4B4222, #2B4B22

Tetradic#4B222C, #404B22, #224B42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8B77C2

Lighter +30%#6D54B2

Lighter +20%#574291

Lighter +10%#42326E

Darker −10%#181228

Darker −20%#030205

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#271459

Less saturated −25%#33303D

Channel breakdown

R45

G34

B75

Red45 (17.6%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue256.1°

Saturation (HSL)37.61%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 22 · B 4B

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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