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Recognised as Colour

#2A122F

  • #2A122F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A122F is a violet with RGB values 42, 18, 47 and HSL 290°, 45%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A122F#2A122F
HEX#2A122F
RGBrgb(42, 18, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0706, 0.1843
RGB percentages16.5%, 7.1%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(289.7, 44.6%, 12.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 61.7%, 18.4%)
CMYK10.6%, 61.7%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,757,167
CSS custom property--colour: #2A122F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.13:1
Contrast with white17.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#D5EDD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D1A30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#141C2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2A161Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.1Midnight blue · ΔE 38.3Dim grey · ΔE 41.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 47.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#172F12
Analogous#1B122F, #2F1226
Triadic#2F2A12, #122F2A
Split complementary#262F12, #122F1B
Tetradic#2F1B12, #172F12, #12262F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AA51BC
Lighter +30%#8D3C9E
Lighter +20%#6C2E79
Lighter +10%#4B2054
Darker −10%#09040A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F0A37
Less saturated −25%#251A27

Channel breakdown

R42
G18
B47
Red42 (16.5%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue289.66°
Saturation (HSL)44.62%
Lightness12.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 12 · B 2F

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