Recognised as Colour

#2E1436

#2E1436
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E1436 is a violet with RGB values 46, 20, 54 and HSL 286°, 46%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2E1436

RGBrgb(46, 20, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0784, 0.2118

RGB percentages18%, 7.8%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(285.9, 45.9%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 63%, 21.2%)

CMYK14.8%, 63%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,019,830

CSS custom property--colour: #2E1436;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.54:1

Contrast with white16.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#D1EBC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D1D37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#152035no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2E1922no 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 text16.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 35 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.6 Dim grey · ΔE 42 Rebecca purple · ΔE 43.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C3614

Analogous#1D1436, #36142D

Triadic#362E14, #14362E

Split complementary#2D3614, #14361D

Tetradic#361D14, #1C3614, #142D36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A756C0

Lighter +30%#8D3DA6

Lighter +20%#6D3080

Lighter +10%#4E225B

Darker −10%#0E0611

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#330B3F

Less saturated −25%#291D2D

Channel breakdown

R46

G20

B54

Red46 (18%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue285.88°

Saturation (HSL)45.95%

Lightness14.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 14 · B 36

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