Recognised as Colour

#2A1F43

#2A1F43
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A1F43 is a violet with RGB values 42, 31, 67 and HSL 258°, 37%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A1F43

RGBrgb(42, 31, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1216, 0.2627

RGB percentages16.5%, 12.2%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(258.3, 36.7%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 53.7%, 26.3%)

CMYK37.3%, 53.7%, 0%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,760,515

CSS custom property--colour: #2A1F43;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01877WCAG 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 15.27:1

Contrast with white15.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#D5E0BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#132644no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#152542no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#24262Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7 Black · ΔE 29.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.8 Dim grey · ΔE 39.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38431F

Analogous#1F2643, #3C1F43

Triadic#432A1F, #1F432A

Split complementary#433C1F, #26431F

Tetradic#431F26, #38431F, #1F433C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8871BD

Lighter +30%#6C4FAC

Lighter +20%#563F89

Lighter +10%#402F66

Darker −10%#140F20

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#25134F

Less saturated −25%#2F2B37

Channel breakdown

R42

G31

B67

Red42 (16.5%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue258.33°

Saturation (HSL)36.73%

Lightness19.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 1F · B 43

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