Recognised as Colour

#2F253A

#2F253A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2F253A is a violet with RGB values 47, 37, 58 and HSL 269°, 22%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2F253A

RGBrgb(47, 37, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1451, 0.2275

RGB percentages18.4%, 14.5%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(268.6, 22.1%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 36.2%, 22.7%)

CMYK19%, 36.2%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,089,722

CSS custom property--colour: #2F253A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.52:1

Contrast with white14.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#D0DAC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#21293Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#232939no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2D282Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Dim grey · ΔE 31.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.2 Slate grey · ΔE 38.1 Gray · ΔE 40

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#303A25

Analogous#25263A, #3A253A

Triadic#3A2F25, #253A2F

Split complementary#3A3925, #263A25

Tetradic#3A2526, #303A25, #253A39

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#947EAD

Lighter +30%#7B6197

Lighter +20%#614D78

Lighter +10%#483959

Darker −10%#16111B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E1946

Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R47

G37

B58

Red47 (18.4%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue268.57°

Saturation (HSL)22.11%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 25 · B 3A

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