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Colour

#2E2251

  • #2E2251
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E2251 is a violet with RGB values 46, 34, 81 and HSL 255°, 41%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E2251#2E2251
HEX#2E2251
RGBrgb(46, 34, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1333, 0.3176
RGB percentages18%, 13.3%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(255.3, 40.9%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 58%, 31.8%)
CMYK43.2%, 58%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,023,441
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2251;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.35:1
Contrast with white14.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#D1DDAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D2B53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#102950no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#252C35no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8Midnight blue · ΔE 26.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.3Black · ΔE 36.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.7Steel blue · ΔE 42.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#455122
Analogous#222D51, #452251
Triadic#512E22, #22512E
Split complementary#514622, #2D5122
Tetradic#51222D, #455122, #225146

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C78C7
Lighter +30%#6E55B7
Lighter +20%#574099
Lighter +10%#423175
Darker −10%#1A132D
Darker −20%#050409
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#27145F
Less saturated −25%#353043

Channel breakdown

R46
G34
B81
Red46 (18%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue255.32°
Saturation (HSL)40.87%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 22 · B 51

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