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Recognised as Colour

#2A1653

  • #2A1653
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2A1653 is a violet with RGB values 42, 22, 83 and HSL 260°, 58%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2A1653#2A1653
HEX#2A1653
RGBrgb(42, 22, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0863, 0.3255
RGB percentages16.5%, 8.6%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(259.7, 58.1%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 73.5%, 32.5%)
CMYK49.4%, 73.5%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,758,227
CSS custom property--colour: #2A1653;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.69:1
Contrast with white15.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#D5E9AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002455no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#002252no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1E2532no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 17Dark slateblue · ΔE 19Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.8Indigo · ΔE 32.9Purple · ΔE 36.6Navy · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F5316
Analogous#162053, #491653
Triadic#532A16, #16532A
Split complementary#534916, #205316
Tetradic#531620, #3F5316, #165349

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8660D5
Lighter +30%#6838CA
Lighter +20%#532BA4
Lighter +10%#3E217B
Darker −10%#160B2B
Darker −20%#010102
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#250960
Less saturated −25%#2F2346

Channel breakdown

R42
G22
B83
Red42 (16.5%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue259.67°
Saturation (HSL)58.1%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 16 · B 53

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