Colour

#2F2438

#2F2438
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2F2438 is a violet with RGB values 47, 36, 56 and HSL 273°, 22%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2F2438#2F2438

HEX#2F2438

RGBrgb(47, 36, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1412, 0.2196

RGB percentages18.4%, 14.1%, 22%

HSLhsl(273, 21.7%, 18%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273, 35.7%, 22%)

CMYK16.1%, 35.7%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,089,464

CSS custom property--colour: #2F2438;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.68:1

Contrast with white14.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D0DBC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#202839no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#232937no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2E272Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Dim grey · ΔE 31.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.9 Slate grey · ΔE 38.5 Gray · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D3824

Analogous#252438, #382437

Triadic#382F24, #24382F

Split complementary#373824, #243825

Tetradic#382524, #2D3824, #243738

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#967DAB

Lighter +30%#7D6095

Lighter +20%#634C76

Lighter +10%#493857

Darker −10%#151019

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#301844

Less saturated −25%#2E2E2E

Channel breakdown

R47

G36

B56

Red47 (18.4%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue273°

Saturation (HSL)21.74%

Lightness18.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 24 · B 38

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