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Recognised as Colour

#2D262F

  • #2D262F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2D262F is a violet with RGB values 45, 38, 47 and HSL 287°, 11%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2D262F#2D262F
HEX#2D262F
RGBrgb(45, 38, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.149, 0.1843
RGB percentages17.6%, 14.9%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(286.7, 10.6%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 19.1%, 18.4%)
CMYK4.3%, 19.1%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,958,895
CSS custom property--colour: #2D262F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.69:1
Contrast with white14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#D2D9D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#25282Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#27292Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2D2729no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8Dim grey · ΔE 29Slate grey · ΔE 37.8Gray · ΔE 38Light slate grey · ΔE 40.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#282F26
Analogous#29262F, #2F262D
Triadic#2F2D26, #262F2D
Split complementary#2D2F26, #262F29
Tetradic#2F2926, #282F26, #262D2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97859C
Lighter +30%#7E6A84
Lighter +20%#635467
Lighter +10%#483D4B
Darker −10%#120F13
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#331B3A
Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R45
G38
B47
Red45 (17.6%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)10.59%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 26 · B 2F

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