Colour

#2D253E

#2D253E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2D253E is a violet with RGB values 45, 37, 62 and HSL 259°, 25%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2D253E

RGBrgb(45, 37, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1451, 0.2431

RGB percentages17.6%, 14.5%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(259.2, 25.3%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 40.3%, 24.3%)

CMYK27.4%, 40.3%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,958,654

CSS custom property--colour: #2D253E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.53:1

Contrast with white14.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#D2DAC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F293Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#20293Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2A292Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Dim grey · ΔE 33 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.7 Slate grey · ΔE 38.4 Gray · ΔE 41

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#363E25

Analogous#25293E, #3A253E

Triadic#3E2D25, #253E2D

Split complementary#3E3A25, #293E25

Tetradic#3E2529, #363E25, #253E3A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8E7DB2

Lighter +30%#735E9E

Lighter +20%#5B4B7E

Lighter +10%#44385E

Darker −10%#16121E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#29194A

Less saturated −25%#313132

Channel breakdown

R45

G37

B62

Red45 (17.6%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue259.2°

Saturation (HSL)25.25%

Lightness19.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 25 · B 3E

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