Colour

#2A0532

#2A0532
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2A0532 is a violet with RGB values 42, 5, 50 and HSL 289°, 82%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A0532

RGBrgb(42, 5, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0196, 0.1961

RGB percentages16.5%, 2%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(289.3, 81.8%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 90%, 19.6%)

CMYK16%, 90%, 0%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,753,842

CSS custom property--colour: #2A0532;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.01:1

Contrast with white18.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#D5FACD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001433no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#081831no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2A0E1Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 30.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.8 Black · ΔE 34.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 40.3 Purple · ΔE 42.5 Indigo · ΔE 43.4

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 30.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0D3205

Analogous#130532, #320524

Triadic#322A05, #05322A

Split complementary#243205, #053213

Tetradic#321305, #0D3205, #052432

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C41BE8

Lighter +30%#9F13BD

Lighter +20%#780E8F

Lighter +10%#510A60

Darker −10%#030004

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D0037

Less saturated −25%#260C2B

Channel breakdown

R42

B50

Red42 (16.5%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue289.33°

Saturation (HSL)81.82%

Lightness10.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 05 · B 32

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