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Recognised as Colour

#2B008D

  • #2B008D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2B008D is a violet with RGB values 43, 0, 141 and HSL 258°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2B008D#2B008D
HEX#2B008D
RGBrgb(43, 0, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0, 0.5529
RGB percentages16.9%, 0%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(258.3, 100%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 100%, 55.3%)
CMYK69.5%, 100%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,818,189
CSS custom property--colour: #2B008D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.12:1
Contrast with white14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#D4FF72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003090no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#00268Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#003650no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 4.9Navy · ΔE 6.4Indigo · ΔE 12.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.2Midnight blue · ΔE 25.5Dark orchid · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 4.85, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#628D00
Analogous#001B8D, #72008D
Triadic#8D2B00, #008D2B
Split complementary#8D7200, #1B8D00
Tetradic#8D001B, #628D00, #008D72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C5AFF
Lighter +30%#6927FF
Lighter +20%#4A00F3
Lighter +10%#3B00C0
Darker −10%#1B005A
Darker −20%#0C0027
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B008D
Less saturated −25%#32127B

Channel breakdown

R43
G0
B141
Red43 (16.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue258.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 00 · B 8D

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