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Recognised as Colour

#2E253D

  • #2E253D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2E253D is a violet with RGB values 46, 37, 61 and HSL 263°, 24%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2E253D#2E253D
HEX#2E253D
RGBrgb(46, 37, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1451, 0.2392
RGB percentages18%, 14.5%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(262.5, 24.5%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 39.3%, 23.9%)
CMYK24.6%, 39.3%, 0%, 76.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,189
CSS custom property--colour: #2E253D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.5:1
Contrast with white14.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D1DAC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#20293Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#21293Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2B292Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2Dim grey · ΔE 32.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.3Slate grey · ΔE 38.3Gray · ΔE 40.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#343D25
Analogous#25283D, #3A253D
Triadic#3D2E25, #253D2E
Split complementary#3D3A25, #283D25
Tetradic#3D2528, #343D25, #253D3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#917EB0
Lighter +30%#765F9C
Lighter +20%#5E4C7C
Lighter +10%#46385D
Darker −10%#16121D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B1949
Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R46
G37
B61
Red46 (18%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)24.49%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 25 · B 3D

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