Colour

#2D2A34

#2D2A34
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2D2A34 is a violet with RGB values 45, 42, 52 and HSL 258°, 11%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2D2A34#2D2A34

HEX#2D2A34

RGBrgb(45, 42, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1647, 0.2039

RGB percentages17.6%, 16.5%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(258, 10.6%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258, 19.2%, 20.4%)

CMYK13.5%, 19.2%, 0%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,959,924

CSS custom property--colour: #2D2A34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02462WCAG 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 14.07:1

Contrast with white14.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#D2D5CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#282B34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#292B34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#2C2B2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Dim grey · ΔE 27.6 Slate grey · ΔE 35.9 Gray · ΔE 36.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 39

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#31342A

Analogous#2A2C34, #322A34

Triadic#342D2A, #2A342D

Split complementary#34322A, #2C342A

Tetradic#342A2C, #31342A, #2A3432

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#908AA0

Lighter +30%#766E89

Lighter +20%#5E586C

Lighter +10%#454150

Darker −10%#151318

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#281E40

Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R45

G42

B52

Red45 (17.6%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue258°

Saturation (HSL)10.64%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 2A · B 34

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