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Colour

#2A006C

  • #2A006C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#2A006C is a violet with RGB values 42, 0, 108 and HSL 263°, 100%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#2A006C#2A006C
HEX#2A006C
RGBrgb(42, 0, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0, 0.4235
RGB percentages16.5%, 0%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(263.3, 100%, 21.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.3, 100%, 42.4%)
CMYK61.1%, 100%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,752,620
CSS custom property--colour: #2A006C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.97:1
Contrast with white15.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#D5FF93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00246Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#001F6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#07273Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 11.2Midnight blue · ΔE 12.3Navy · ΔE 13.8Dark blue · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#426C00
Analogous#000C6C, #60006C
Triadic#6C2A00, #006C2A
Split complementary#6C6000, #0C6C00
Tetradic#6C000C, #426C00, #006C60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8639FF
Lighter +30%#6706FF
Lighter +20%#5200D2
Lighter +10%#3E009F
Darker −10%#160039
Darker −20%#020006
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A006C
Less saturated −25%#2D0E5F

Channel breakdown

R42
G0
B108
Red42 (16.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue263.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness21.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 00 · B 6C

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