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Colour

#2F283A

  • #2F283A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2F283A is a violet with RGB values 47, 40, 58 and HSL 263°, 18%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2F283A#2F283A
HEX#2F283A
RGBrgb(47, 40, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1569, 0.2275
RGB percentages18.4%, 15.7%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(263.3, 18.4%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.3, 31%, 22.7%)
CMYK19%, 31%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,090,490
CSS custom property--colour: #2F283A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D0D7C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#242B3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#262B39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2D2B2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.6Dim grey · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 36.6Gray · ΔE 38.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#333A28
Analogous#282A3A, #38283A
Triadic#3A2F28, #283A2F
Split complementary#3A3828, #2A3A28
Tetradic#3A282A, #333A28, #283A38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9384AA
Lighter +30%#786695
Lighter +20%#605276
Lighter +10%#473D58
Darker −10%#17131C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C1C46
Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R47
G40
B58
Red47 (18.4%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue263.33°
Saturation (HSL)18.37%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 28 · B 3A

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