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Recognised as Colour

#2E293A

  • #2E293A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2E293A is a violet with RGB values 46, 41, 58 and HSL 258°, 17%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2E293A#2E293A
HEX#2E293A
RGBrgb(46, 41, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1608, 0.2275
RGB percentages18%, 16.1%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(257.6, 17.2%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 29.3%, 22.7%)
CMYK20.7%, 29.3%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,025,210
CSS custom property--colour: #2E293A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D1D6C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#252C3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#262B3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2C2C2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.6Dim grey · ΔE 29.2Slate grey · ΔE 36.1Gray · ΔE 37.8Light slate grey · ΔE 39.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#353A29
Analogous#292D3A, #37293A
Triadic#3A2E29, #293A2E
Split complementary#3A3729, #2D3A29
Tetradic#3A292D, #353A29, #293A37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9086A9
Lighter +30%#756894
Lighter +20%#5D5376
Lighter +10%#463E58
Darker −10%#16141C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#291D46
Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R46
G41
B58
Red46 (18%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue257.65°
Saturation (HSL)17.17%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 29 · B 3A

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