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Recognised as Colour

#2A0260

  • #2A0260
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2A0260 is a violet with RGB values 42, 2, 96 and HSL 266°, 96%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2A0260#2A0260
HEX#2A0260
RGBrgb(42, 2, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0078, 0.3765
RGB percentages16.5%, 0.8%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(265.5, 95.9%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 97.9%, 37.6%)
CMYK56.3%, 97.9%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,753,120
CSS custom property--colour: #2A0260;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.46:1
Contrast with white16.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#D5FD9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002062no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#001D5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#162235no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.7Indigo · ΔE 16.7Navy · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Dark blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#386002
Analogous#020960, #590260
Triadic#602A02, #02602A
Split complementary#605902, #096002
Tetradic#600209, #386002, #026059

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8833FB
Lighter +30%#6C05F6
Lighter +20%#5604C4
Lighter +10%#400392
Darker −10%#14012E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A0062
Less saturated −25%#2C0E54

Channel breakdown

R42
G2
B96
Red42 (16.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue265.53°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 02 · B 60

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