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Colour

#2D224E

  • #2D224E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2D224E is a violet with RGB values 45, 34, 78 and HSL 255°, 39%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2D224E#2D224E
HEX#2D224E
RGBrgb(45, 34, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1333, 0.3059
RGB percentages17.6%, 13.3%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(255, 39.3%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 56.4%, 30.6%)
CMYK42.3%, 56.4%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,957,902
CSS custom property--colour: #2D224E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.48:1
Contrast with white14.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#D2DDB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#102A50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#12294Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#252B34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Midnight blue · ΔE 28.1Black · ΔE 35Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.1Dim grey · ΔE 41.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#434E22
Analogous#222D4E, #43224E
Triadic#4E2D22, #224E2D
Split complementary#4E4322, #2D4E22
Tetradic#4E222D, #434E22, #224E43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8B78C4
Lighter +30%#6C54B5
Lighter +20%#564195
Lighter +10%#413172
Darker −10%#19132A
Darker −20%#040307
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#26145C
Less saturated −25%#343040

Channel breakdown

R45
G34
B78
Red45 (17.6%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 22 · B 4E

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