Recognised as Colour
#2B0075
- #2B0075
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#2B0075 is a violet with RGB values 43, 0, 117 and HSL 262°, 100%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#2B0075#2B0075
HEX#2B0075
RGBrgb(43, 0, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0, 0.4588
RGB percentages16.9%, 0%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(262.1, 100%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 100%, 45.9%)
CMYK63.2%, 100%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,818,165
CSS custom property--colour: #2B0075;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.45:1
Contrast with white15.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#D4FF8A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A7500
Analogous#000F75, #660075
Triadic#752B00, #00752B
Split complementary#756600, #0F7500
Tetradic#75000F, #4A7500, #007566
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G0
B117
Red43 (16.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue262.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 00 · B 75
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