Colour
#2A0984
- #2A0984
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#2A0984 is a violet with RGB values 42, 9, 132 and HSL 256°, 87%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#2A0984#2A0984
HEX#2A0984
RGBrgb(42, 9, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0353, 0.5176
RGB percentages16.5%, 3.5%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(256.1, 87.2%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 93.2%, 51.8%)
CMYK68.2%, 93.2%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,754,948
CSS custom property--colour: #2A0984;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.28:1
Contrast with white14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#D5F67B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#638409
Analogous#092584, #680984
Triadic#842A09, #09842A
Split complementary#846809, #258409
Tetradic#840925, #638409, #098468
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G9
B132
Red42 (16.5%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue256.1°
Saturation (HSL)87.23%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 09 · B 84
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