Recognised as Colour
#2B008E
- #2B008E
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#2B008E is a violet with RGB values 43, 0, 142 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
#2B008E#2B008E
HEX#2B008E
RGBrgb(43, 0, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0, 0.5569
RGB percentages16.9%, 0%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(258.2, 100%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 100%, 55.7%)
CMYK69.7%, 100%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,818,190
CSS custom property--colour: #2B008E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.06:1
Contrast with white14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#D4FF71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#638E00
Analogous#001C8E, #72008E
Triadic#8E2B00, #008E2B
Split complementary#8E7200, #1C8E00
Tetradic#8E001C, #638E00, #008E72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G0
B142
Red43 (16.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue258.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 00 · B 8E
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