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Recognised as Colour

#2E2635

  • #2E2635
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2E2635 is a violet with RGB values 46, 38, 53 and HSL 272°, 16%, 18%. 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

#2E2635#2E2635
HEX#2E2635
RGBrgb(46, 38, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.149, 0.2078
RGB percentages18%, 14.9%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(272, 16.5%, 17.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272, 28.3%, 20.8%)
CMYK13.2%, 28.3%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,437
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2635;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.53:1
Contrast with white14.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D1D9CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#242936no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#252935no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2D282Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.5Dim grey · ΔE 29.9Slate grey · ΔE 37.5Gray · ΔE 38.6Light slate grey · ΔE 40.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D3526
Analogous#272635, #352635
Triadic#352E26, #26352E
Split complementary#353526, #263527
Tetradic#352726, #2D3526, #263535

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9582A5
Lighter +30%#7B668E
Lighter +20%#625170
Lighter +10%#483B53
Darker −10%#141117
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F1B40
Less saturated −25%#2E2E2E

Channel breakdown

R46
G38
B53
Red46 (18%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue272°
Saturation (HSL)16.48%
Lightness17.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 26 · B 35

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