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Recognised as Colour

#2E194B

  • #2E194B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E194B is a violet with RGB values 46, 25, 75 and HSL 265°, 50%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E194B#2E194B
HEX#2E194B
RGBrgb(46, 25, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.098, 0.2941
RGB percentages18%, 9.8%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(265.2, 50%, 19.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.2, 66.7%, 29.4%)
CMYK38.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,021,131
CSS custom property--colour: #2E194B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.48:1
Contrast with white15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#D1E6B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00244Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#08244Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#28242Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4Midnight blue · ΔE 24.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.8Black · ΔE 38.3Indigo · ΔE 39.4Purple · ΔE 40.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#364B19
Analogous#191D4B, #47194B
Triadic#4B2E19, #194B2E
Split complementary#4B4719, #1D4B19
Tetradic#4B191D, #364B19, #194B47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9064CC
Lighter +30%#743FBE
Lighter +20%#5D3298
Lighter +10%#452671
Darker −10%#170C25
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C0C58
Less saturated −25%#30253F

Channel breakdown

R46
G25
B75
Red46 (18%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue265.2°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness19.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 19 · B 4B

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