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Recognised as Colour

#2E1835

  • #2E1835
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2E1835 is a violet with RGB values 46, 24, 53 and HSL 286°, 38%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2E1835#2E1835
HEX#2E1835
RGBrgb(46, 24, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0941, 0.2078
RGB percentages18%, 9.4%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(285.5, 37.7%, 15.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 54.7%, 20.8%)
CMYK13.2%, 54.7%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,020,853
CSS custom property--colour: #2E1835;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.18:1
Contrast with white16.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#D1E7CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#131F36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#192134no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2E1C24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.1Midnight blue · ΔE 38Dim grey · ΔE 39Slate grey · ΔE 44.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F3518
Analogous#201835, #35182E
Triadic#352E18, #18352E
Split complementary#2E3518, #183520
Tetradic#352018, #1F3518, #182E35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A361B8
Lighter +30%#89489E
Lighter +20%#6B387B
Lighter +10%#4C2858
Darker −10%#100812
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#330E3F
Less saturated −25%#29222B

Channel breakdown

R46
G24
B53
Red46 (18%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue285.52°
Saturation (HSL)37.66%
Lightness15.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 18 · B 35

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