Colour

#2A1347

#2A1347
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2A1347 is a violet with RGB values 42, 19, 71 and HSL 267°, 58%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A1347

RGBrgb(42, 19, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0745, 0.2784

RGB percentages16.5%, 7.5%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(266.5, 57.8%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 73.2%, 27.8%)

CMYK40.8%, 73.2%, 0%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,757,447

CSS custom property--colour: #2A1347;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.37:1

Contrast with white16.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#D5ECB8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001F49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#001F46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#241F2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 22.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.8 Indigo · ΔE 38.1 Black · ΔE 39.1 Purple · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 22.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#304713

Analogous#131647, #441347

Triadic#472A13, #13472A

Split complementary#474413, #164713

Tetradic#471316, #304713, #134744

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8C55D1

Lighter +30%#7133C0

Lighter +20%#5A2997

Lighter +10%#421E6F

Darker −10%#12081F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#290852

Less saturated −25%#2B1E3C

Channel breakdown

R42

G19

B71

Red42 (16.5%)

Green19 (7.5%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue266.54°

Saturation (HSL)57.78%

Lightness17.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 13 · B 47

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