Colour
#2A0070
- #2A0070
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#2A0070 is a violet with RGB values 42, 0, 112 and HSL 263°, 100%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#2A0070#2A0070
HEX#2A0070
RGBrgb(42, 0, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0, 0.4392
RGB percentages16.5%, 0%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(262.5, 100%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 100%, 43.9%)
CMYK62.5%, 100%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,752,624
CSS custom property--colour: #2A0070;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.76:1
Contrast with white15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#D5FF8F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#467000
Analogous#000E70, #620070
Triadic#702A00, #00702A
Split complementary#706200, #0E7000
Tetradic#70000E, #467000, #007062
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G0
B112
Red42 (16.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 00 · B 70
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