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Recognised as Colour

#2A0243

  • #2A0243
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2A0243 is a violet with RGB values 42, 2, 67 and HSL 277°, 94%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2A0243#2A0243
HEX#2A0243
RGBrgb(42, 2, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0078, 0.2627
RGB percentages16.5%, 0.8%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(276.9, 94.2%, 13.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 97%, 26.3%)
CMYK37.3%, 97%, 0%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,753,091
CSS custom property--colour: #2A0243;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness32.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.67:1
Contrast with white17.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#D5FDBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001745no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#001942no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#261424no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 31Indigo · ΔE 31.8Purple · ΔE 34.6Navy · ΔE 37.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1B4302
Analogous#090243, #43023C
Triadic#432A02, #02432A
Split complementary#3C4302, #024309
Tetradic#430902, #1B4302, #023C43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A219F8
Lighter +30%#8706D8
Lighter +20%#6805A6
Lighter +10%#490375
Darker −10%#0B0111
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A0045
Less saturated −25%#280B3A

Channel breakdown

R42
G2
B67
Red42 (16.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue276.92°
Saturation (HSL)94.2%
Lightness13.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 02 · B 43

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