Recognised as Colour

#2B01A3

#2B01A3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2B01A3 is a violet with RGB values 43, 1, 163 and HSL 256°, 99%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B01A3

RGBrgb(43, 1, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0039, 0.6392

RGB percentages16.9%, 0.4%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(255.6, 98.8%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 99.4%, 63.9%)

CMYK73.6%, 99.4%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,818,467

CSS custom property--colour: #2B01A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.84:1

Contrast with white12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#D4FE5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0038A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#002BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00415Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 10.2 Navy · ΔE 15.2 Indigo · ΔE 20.9 Medium blue · ΔE 21.1 Blue violet · ΔE 24.9 Dark violet · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#79A301

Analogous#0128A3, #7C01A3

Triadic#A32B01, #01A32B

Split complementary#A37C01, #28A301

Tetradic#A30128, #79A301, #01A37C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9672FE

Lighter +30%#713FFE

Lighter +20%#4B0CFE

Lighter +10%#3801D6

Darker −10%#1E0170

Darker −20%#10003E

Darker −30%#03000B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B00A4

Less saturated −25%#35168E

Channel breakdown

R43

B163

Red43 (16.9%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue255.56°

Saturation (HSL)98.78%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 01 · B A3

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Colour harmonies

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