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Recognised as Colour

#2F2248

  • #2F2248
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2F2248 is a violet with RGB values 47, 34, 72 and HSL 261°, 36%, 21%. 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

#2F2248#2F2248
HEX#2F2248
RGBrgb(47, 34, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1333, 0.2824
RGB percentages18.4%, 13.3%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(260.5, 35.8%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 52.8%, 28.2%)
CMYK34.7%, 52.8%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,088,968
CSS custom property--colour: #2F2248;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#D0DDB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#162949no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#192947no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2A2931no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Black · ΔE 31.6Midnight blue · ΔE 32.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.1Dim grey · ΔE 38.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 40.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B4822
Analogous#222848, #422248
Triadic#482F22, #22482F
Split complementary#484222, #284822
Tetradic#482228, #3B4822, #224842

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9077BF
Lighter +30%#7355AE
Lighter +20%#5C438D
Lighter +10%#46326B
Darker −10%#181225
Darker −20%#020103
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B1555
Less saturated −25%#332F3B

Channel breakdown

R47
G34
B72
Red47 (18.4%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue260.53°
Saturation (HSL)35.85%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 22 · B 48

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