Colour
#2B0074
- #2B0074
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#2B0074 is a violet with RGB values 43, 0, 116 and HSL 262°, 100%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#2B0074#2B0074
HEX#2B0074
RGBrgb(43, 0, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0, 0.4549
RGB percentages16.9%, 0%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(262.2, 100%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 100%, 45.5%)
CMYK62.9%, 100%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,818,164
CSS custom property--colour: #2B0074;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.5:1
Contrast with white15.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#D4FF8B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#497400
Analogous#000F74, #650074
Triadic#742B00, #00742B
Split complementary#746500, #0F7400
Tetradic#74000F, #497400, #007465
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G0
B116
Red43 (16.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue262.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 00 · B 74
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