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Recognised as Colour

#2E1D4D

  • #2E1D4D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E1D4D is a violet with RGB values 46, 29, 77 and HSL 261°, 45%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E1D4D#2E1D4D
HEX#2E1D4D
RGBrgb(46, 29, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1137, 0.302
RGB percentages18%, 11.4%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(261.3, 45.3%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 62.3%, 30.2%)
CMYK40.3%, 62.3%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,022,157
CSS custom property--colour: #2E1D4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.01:1
Contrast with white15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#D1E2B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#06274Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C264Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#272731no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3Midnight blue · ΔE 25.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.8Black · ΔE 37.3Indigo · ΔE 41.1Purple · ΔE 41.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C4D1D
Analogous#1D244D, #461D4D
Triadic#4D2E1D, #1D4D2E
Split complementary#4D461D, #244D1D
Tetradic#4D1D24, #3C4D1D, #1D4D46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E6EC8
Lighter +30%#7149BA
Lighter +20%#5A3997
Lighter +10%#442B72
Darker −10%#180F28
Darker −20%#020103
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A105A
Less saturated −25%#322A40

Channel breakdown

R46
G29
B77
Red46 (18%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue261.25°
Saturation (HSL)45.28%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 1D · B 4D

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