Colour

#2F2235

#2F2235
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2F2235 is a violet with RGB values 47, 34, 53 and HSL 281°, 22%, 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

#2F2235#2F2235

HEX#2F2235

RGBrgb(47, 34, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1333, 0.2078

RGB percentages18.4%, 13.3%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(281.1, 21.8%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 35.8%, 20.8%)

CMYK11.3%, 35.8%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,088,949

CSS custom property--colour: #2F2235;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.99:1

Contrast with white14.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#D0DDCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F2636no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#222734no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2F2429no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28 Dim grey · ΔE 32.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.8 Slate grey · ΔE 39.4 Gray · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#283522

Analogous#252235, #352232

Triadic#352F22, #22352F

Split complementary#323522, #223525

Tetradic#352522, #283522, #223235

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9A7AA9

Lighter +30%#825E92

Lighter +20%#664A73

Lighter +10%#4B3654

Darker −10%#130E16

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#331740

Less saturated −25%#2C2C2C

Channel breakdown

R47

G34

B53

Red47 (18.4%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue281.05°

Saturation (HSL)21.84%

Lightness17.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 22 · B 35

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