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Recognised as Colour

#2F2246

  • #2F2246
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2F2246 is a violet with RGB values 47, 34, 70 and HSL 262°, 35%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2F2246#2F2246
HEX#2F2246
RGBrgb(47, 34, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1333, 0.2745
RGB percentages18.4%, 13.3%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(261.7, 34.6%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 51.4%, 27.5%)
CMYK32.9%, 51.4%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,088,966
CSS custom property--colour: #2F2246;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.6:1
Contrast with white14.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#D0DDB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#172947no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A2845no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2A2930no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Black · ΔE 30.4Midnight blue · ΔE 33.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.1Dim grey · ΔE 37.9Slate grey · ΔE 41.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#394622
Analogous#222746, #412246
Triadic#462F22, #22462F
Split complementary#464122, #274622
Tetradic#462227, #394622, #224641

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9077BD
Lighter +30%#7455AC
Lighter +20%#5D438B
Lighter +10%#463368
Darker −10%#181124
Darker −20%#010101
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B1553
Less saturated −25%#332F39

Channel breakdown

R47
G34
B70
Red47 (18.4%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue261.67°
Saturation (HSL)34.62%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 22 · B 46

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