Recognised as Colour

#2D253A

#2D253A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2D253A is a violet with RGB values 45, 37, 58 and HSL 263°, 22%, 19%. 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#2D253A

RGBrgb(45, 37, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1451, 0.2275

RGB percentages17.6%, 14.5%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(262.9, 22.1%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 36.2%, 22.7%)

CMYK22.4%, 36.2%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,958,650

CSS custom property--colour: #2D253A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.61:1

Contrast with white14.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D2DAC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#20293Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#222939no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2B282Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Dim grey · ΔE 31.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.3 Slate grey · ΔE 38.1 Gray · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#323A25

Analogous#25273A, #38253A

Triadic#3A2D25, #253A2D

Split complementary#3A3825, #273A25

Tetradic#3A2527, #323A25, #253A38

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#907EAD

Lighter +30%#756197

Lighter +20%#5D4D78

Lighter +10%#453959

Darker −10%#15111B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A1946

Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R45

G37

B58

Red45 (17.6%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue262.86°

Saturation (HSL)22.11%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 25 · B 3A

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