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Colour

#2B0049

  • #2B0049
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2B0049 is a violet with RGB values 43, 0, 73 and HSL 275°, 100%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2B0049#2B0049
HEX#2B0049
RGBrgb(43, 0, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0, 0.2863
RGB percentages16.9%, 0%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(275.3, 100%, 14.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 100%, 28.6%)
CMYK41.1%, 100%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,818,121
CSS custom property--colour: #2B0049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.52:1
Contrast with white17.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E
Inverted#D4FFB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00184Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#001948no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#251627no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 16.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Indigo · ΔE 27.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2Purple · ΔE 31.8Navy · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E4900
Analogous#070049, #490042
Triadic#492B00, #00492B
Split complementary#424900, #004907
Tetradic#490700, #1E4900, #004249

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9F16FF
Lighter +30%#8500E2
Lighter +20%#6700AF
Lighter +10%#49007C
Darker −10%#0D0016
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B0049
Less saturated −25%#290940

Channel breakdown

R43
G0
B73
Red43 (16.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue275.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness14.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 00 · B 49

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