Colour

#2A1348

#2A1348
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2A1348 is a violet with RGB values 42, 19, 72 and HSL 266°, 58%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A1348

RGBrgb(42, 19, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0745, 0.2824

RGB percentages16.5%, 7.5%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(266, 58.2%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266, 73.6%, 28.2%)

CMYK41.7%, 73.6%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,757,448

CSS custom property--colour: #2A1348;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.34:1

Contrast with white16.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#D5ECB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00204Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#001F47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#231F2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 22.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.2 Indigo · ΔE 37.5 Purple · ΔE 39.4 Black · ΔE 39.7

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 22.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#314813

Analogous#131648, #451348

Triadic#482A13, #13482A

Split complementary#484413, #174813

Tetradic#481316, #314813, #134845

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8B55D2

Lighter +30%#7133C1

Lighter +20%#592899

Lighter +10%#421E70

Darker −10%#120820

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#280853

Less saturated −25%#2C1E3D

Channel breakdown

R42

G19

B72

Red42 (16.5%)

Green19 (7.5%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue266.04°

Saturation (HSL)58.24%

Lightness17.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 13 · B 48

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