Colour

#2E1234

#2E1234
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E1234 is a violet with RGB values 46, 18, 52 and HSL 289°, 49%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2E1234

RGBrgb(46, 18, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0706, 0.2039

RGB percentages18%, 7.1%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(289.4, 48.6%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 65.4%, 20.4%)

CMYK11.5%, 65.4%, 0%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,019,316

CSS custom property--colour: #2E1234;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.77:1

Contrast with white16.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#D1EDCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0B1C35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#151F33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2E1720no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.3 Dim grey · ΔE 42.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#183412

Analogous#1D1234, #341229

Triadic#342E12, #12342E

Split complementary#293412, #12341D

Tetradic#341D12, #183412, #122934

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AE50C2

Lighter +30%#9339A6

Lighter +20%#712C80

Lighter +10%#501F5A

Darker −10%#0C050E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#34093D

Less saturated −25%#281B2B

Channel breakdown

R46

G18

B52

Red46 (18%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue289.41°

Saturation (HSL)48.57%

Lightness13.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 12 · B 34

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