Recognised as Colour
#2A0387
- #2A0387
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#2A0387 is a violet with RGB values 42, 3, 135 and HSL 258°, 96%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#2A0387#2A0387
HEX#2A0387
RGBrgb(42, 3, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0118, 0.5294
RGB percentages16.5%, 1.2%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(257.7, 95.7%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.7, 97.8%, 52.9%)
CMYK68.9%, 97.8%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,753,415
CSS custom property--colour: #2A0387;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.37:1
Contrast with white14.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#D5FC78
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#608703
Analogous#031E87, #6C0387
Triadic#872A03, #03872A
Split complementary#876C03, #1E8703
Tetradic#87031E, #608703, #03876C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G3
B135
Red42 (16.5%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue257.73°
Saturation (HSL)95.65%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 03 · B 87
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