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Colour

#2E2136

  • #2E2136
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2E2136 is a violet with RGB values 46, 33, 54 and HSL 277°, 24%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2E2136#2E2136
HEX#2E2136
RGBrgb(46, 33, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1294, 0.2118
RGB percentages18%, 12.9%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(277.1, 24.1%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 38.9%, 21.2%)
CMYK14.8%, 38.9%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,023,158
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2136;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.14:1
Contrast with white15.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#D1DEC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D2537no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#202635no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2D2429no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 29Dim grey · ΔE 33.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.6Slate grey · ΔE 40Gray · ΔE 41.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#293621
Analogous#232136, #362134
Triadic#362E21, #21362E
Split complementary#343621, #213623
Tetradic#362321, #293621, #213436

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9877AC
Lighter +30%#7F5B95
Lighter +20%#644875
Lighter +10%#493456
Darker −10%#130E16
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#311641
Less saturated −25%#2C2C2C

Channel breakdown

R46
G33
B54
Red46 (18%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue277.14°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 21 · B 36

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