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Recognised as Colour

#2D263B

  • #2D263B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2D263B is a violet with RGB values 45, 38, 59 and HSL 260°, 22%, 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

#2D263B#2D263B
HEX#2D263B
RGBrgb(45, 38, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.149, 0.2314
RGB percentages17.6%, 14.9%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(260, 21.6%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 35.6%, 23.1%)
CMYK23.7%, 35.6%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,958,907
CSS custom property--colour: #2D263B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0226WCAG 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 14.46:1
Contrast with white14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D2D9C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#21293Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#22293Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2A292Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.4Dim grey · ΔE 31.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.3Slate grey · ΔE 37.6Gray · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#343B26
Analogous#26293B, #37263B
Triadic#3B2D26, #263B2D
Split complementary#3B3826, #293B26
Tetradic#3B262A, #343B26, #263B38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8F80AD
Lighter +30%#746298
Lighter +20%#5C4E79
Lighter +10%#453A5A
Darker −10%#15121C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#291A47
Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R45
G38
B59
Red45 (17.6%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)21.65%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 26 · B 3B

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