Colour
#2A0085
- #2A0085
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#2A0085 is a violet with RGB values 42, 0, 133 and HSL 259°, 100%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#2A0085#2A0085
HEX#2A0085
RGBrgb(42, 0, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0, 0.5216
RGB percentages16.5%, 0%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(258.9, 100%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 100%, 52.2%)
CMYK68.4%, 100%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,752,645
CSS custom property--colour: #2A0085;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.61:1
Contrast with white14.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#D5FF7A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B8500
Analogous#001885, #6D0085
Triadic#852A00, #00852A
Split complementary#856D00, #188500
Tetradic#850018, #5B8500, #00856D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G0
B133
Red42 (16.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue258.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 00 · B 85
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