Colour

#2E2B36

#2E2B36
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E2B36 is a violet with RGB values 46, 43, 54 and HSL 256°, 11%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2E2B36#2E2B36

HEX#2E2B36

RGBrgb(46, 43, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1686, 0.2118

RGB percentages18%, 16.9%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(256.4, 11.3%, 19%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 20.4%, 21.2%)

CMYK14.8%, 20.4%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,025,718

CSS custom property--colour: #2E2B36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.86:1

Contrast with white13.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#D1D4C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292D36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#292C36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2D2D2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Dim grey · ΔE 27.3 Slate grey · ΔE 35.4 Gray · ΔE 36.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#33362B

Analogous#2B2E36, #342B36

Triadic#362E2B, #2B362E

Split complementary#36342B, #2E362B

Tetradic#362B2E, #33362B, #2B3634

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#918BA2

Lighter +30%#776F8B

Lighter +20%#5E586F

Lighter +10%#464252

Darker −10%#16141A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#281F42

Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R46

G43

B54

Red46 (18%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue256.36°

Saturation (HSL)11.34%

Lightness19.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 2B · B 36

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