Colour

#2D283B

#2D283B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2D283B is a violet with RGB values 45, 40, 59 and HSL 256°, 19%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2D283B#2D283B

HEX#2D283B

RGBrgb(45, 40, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1569, 0.2314

RGB percentages17.6%, 15.7%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(255.8, 19.2%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 32.2%, 23.1%)

CMYK23.7%, 32.2%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,959,419

CSS custom property--colour: #2D283B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.21:1

Contrast with white14.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#D2D7C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#242B3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#242B3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2A2B2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Dim grey · ΔE 30.1 Slate grey · ΔE 36.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.5 Gray · ΔE 38.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#363B28

Analogous#282D3B, #37283B

Triadic#3B2D28, #283B2D

Split complementary#3B3728, #2D3B28

Tetradic#3B282D, #363B28, #283B37

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8E84AB

Lighter +30%#736696

Lighter +20%#5B5178

Lighter +10%#443D59

Darker −10%#16131D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#271C47

Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R45

G40

B59

Red45 (17.6%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue255.79°

Saturation (HSL)19.19%

Lightness19.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 28 · B 3B

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Colour values

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