Recognised as Colour
#23027C
- #23027C
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#23027C is a violet with RGB values 35, 2, 124 and HSL 256°, 97%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#23027C#23027C
HEX#23027C
RGBrgb(35, 2, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.0078, 0.4863
RGB percentages13.7%, 0.8%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(256.2, 96.8%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 98.4%, 48.6%)
CMYK71.8%, 98.4%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,294,396
CSS custom property--colour: #23027C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.32:1
Contrast with white15.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#DCFD83
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B7C02
Analogous#021E7C, #60027C
Triadic#7C2302, #027C23
Split complementary#7C6002, #1E7C02
Tetradic#7C021E, #5B7C02, #027C60
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G2
B124
Red35 (13.7%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue256.23°
Saturation (HSL)96.83%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 02 · B 7C
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