Colour

#2F2233

#2F2233
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2F2233 is a violet with RGB values 47, 34, 51 and HSL 286°, 20%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2F2233#2F2233

HEX#2F2233

RGBrgb(47, 34, 51)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1333, 0.2

RGB percentages18.4%, 13.3%, 20%

HSLhsl(285.9, 20%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 33.3%, 20%)

CMYK7.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 80%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,088,947

CSS custom property--colour: #2F2233;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.03:1

Contrast with white15.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#D0DDCC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#202634no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#232732no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2F2428no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Dim grey · ΔE 31.9 Slate grey · ΔE 39.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.1 Gray · ΔE 40.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#263322

Analogous#272233, #33222F

Triadic#332F22, #22332F

Split complementary#2F3322, #223327

Tetradic#332722, #263322, #222F33

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9C7AA7

Lighter +30%#845F8F

Lighter +20%#674B70

Lighter +10%#4B3652

Darker −10%#130E14

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#35173E

Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R47

G34

B51

Red47 (18.4%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue285.88°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 22 · B 33

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