Colour

#2F1E37

#2F1E37
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2F1E37 is a violet with RGB values 47, 30, 55 and HSL 281°, 29%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2F1E37#2F1E37

HEX#2F1E37

RGBrgb(47, 30, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1176, 0.2157

RGB percentages18.4%, 11.8%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(280.8, 29.4%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 45.5%, 21.6%)

CMYK14.5%, 45.5%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,087,927

CSS custom property--colour: #2F1E37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.42:1

Contrast with white15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#D0E1C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A2438no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E2536no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2E2127no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.4 Dim grey · ΔE 35.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.6 Slate grey · ΔE 41.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26371E

Analogous#221E37, #371E33

Triadic#372F1E, #1E372F

Split complementary#33371E, #1E3722

Tetradic#37221E, #26371E, #1E3337

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9C70B1

Lighter +30%#84549A

Lighter +20%#674279

Lighter +10%#4B3058

Darker −10%#130C16

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#331342

Less saturated −25%#2B292C

Channel breakdown

R47

G30

B55

Red47 (18.4%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue280.8°

Saturation (HSL)29.41%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 1E · B 37

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