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Blue violet (Shikon) / #2b2028 Hex Color Code

#2b2028 Paint ChipThe color blue violet (shikon) with hexadecimal color code #2b2028 is a very dark shade of magenta. In the RGB color model #2b2028 is comprised of 16.86% red, 12.55% green and 15.69% blue. In the HSL color space #2b2028 has a hue of 316° (degrees), 15% saturation and 15% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 530.07 nm.

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Color Schemes

Download: GIMP GPL Adobe ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) Sketch Palette

Tints and Shades

#2b2028 to white

  1. #2b2028
  2. #4a4047
  3. #6b6268
  4. #8e878c
  5. #b2adb1
  6. #d8d5d7
  7. #ffffff / #fff

Paints

Similar Paints

  1. Tollens

    1. ★ Bois d'ébêne | EE175
      #2e2227       ΔE = 2.161 / LRV ≈ 1.9%

  2. GM / General Motors

    1. Deep Burgundy
      #281c21       ΔE = 2.733 / LRV ≈ 1.4%
    2. Verona Maroon
      #2f2428       ΔE = 2.974 / LRV ≈ 2.0%

  3. Resene

    1. Silhouette V29-009-307
      #2a252c       ΔE = 2.989 / LRV ≈ 2.0%
    2. Cocktail V28-015-355
      #2f1d25       ΔE = 2.992 / LRV ≈ 1.6%

  4. Duron

    1. Domino
      #2a252c       ΔE = 2.989 / LRV ≈ 2.0%

#2b2028 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#2b2028 foreground

Inspiration does exist but it must find you working.

Pablo Picasso
<p style="color: #2b2028">…</p>

#2b2028 background

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality, is more important than the feeling for pictures.

Vincent Van Gogh
<p style="background-color: #2b2028">…</p>

#2b2028 shadow

Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing.

Marc Chagall
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #2b2028">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
2826280
Binary
00101011, 00100000, 00101000
Hexadecimal
#2b2028
LRV
≈ 1.7%
Closest short hex
#323 ΔE = 4.611
RGB
rgb(43, 32, 40)
RGBA
rgba(43, 32, 40, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.374, g: 0.278, b: 0.348
RYB
red: 16.863%, yellow: 12.549%, blue: 15.686%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-13950936 / 0xff2b2028
HSL
hsl(316, 15%, 15%)
HSLA
hsla(316, 15%, 15%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 316° (316.364), saturation: 26% (0.256), value: 17% (0.169)
HSP
hue: 316.364, saturation: 25.581%, perceived brightness: 14.336%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 321.258, S: 18.602, L: 13.826
Cubehelix
H: -55.903, S: 0.143, L: 0.142
TSL
T: 4.687, S: 0.092, L: 0.142
CMYK
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 26% (0.256), yellow: 7% (0.070), key: 83% (0.831)
CMY
cyan: 83% (0.831), magenta: 87% (0.875), yellow: 84% (0.843)
XYZ
X: 1.896, Y: 1.700, Z: 2.235
xyY
x: 0.325, y: 0.292, Y: 1.700
CIELab
L: 13.826, a: 7.036, b: -3.339
CIELuv
L: 13.826, u: 4.410, v: -3.539
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 13.826, C: 7.788, H: 334.614
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 13.826, C: 5.654, H: 321.258
Hunter-Lab
L: 13.038, a: 3.138, b: -1.039
CIECAM02
J: 10.760, C: 9.380, h: 334.326, Q: 64.627, M: 8.202, s: 35.626, H: 358.481
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.150, jaune: -0.690, green: -0.992
LMS
L: 1.756, M: 1.565, S: 2.227
YCbCr
Y: 47.099, Cb: 129.884, Cr: 132.261
YCgCo
Y: 36.750, Cg: -4.750, Co: 11.500
YDbDr
Y: 36.201, Db: 5.714, Dr: -12.927
YPbPr
Y: 34.919, Pb: 2.735, Pr: 5.132
xvYCC
Y: 45.989, Cb: 130.403, Cr: 132.508
YIQ
Y: 36.201, I: 3.983, Q: 4.815
YUV
Y: 36.201, U: 1.870, V: 5.965
Munsell Color System
10P 2/2 ΔE = 6.322
Brand Color
GitHub ΔE = 9.682

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