Recognised as Colour
#2A0491
- #2A0491
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#2A0491 is a violet with RGB values 42, 4, 145 and HSL 256°, 95%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#2A0491#2A0491
HEX#2A0491
RGBrgb(42, 4, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0157, 0.5686
RGB percentages16.5%, 1.6%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(256.2, 94.6%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 97.2%, 56.9%)
CMYK71%, 97.2%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,753,681
CSS custom property--colour: #2A0491;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.77:1
Contrast with white13.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#D5FB6E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6B9104
Analogous#042491, #700491
Triadic#912A04, #04912A
Split complementary#917004, #259104
Tetradic#910425, #6B9104, #049171
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G4
B145
Red42 (16.5%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue256.17°
Saturation (HSL)94.63%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 04 · B 91
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