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Recognised as Colour

#2B0236

  • #2B0236
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2B0236 is a violet with RGB values 43, 2, 54 and HSL 287°, 93%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2B0236#2B0236
HEX#2B0236
RGBrgb(43, 2, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0078, 0.2118
RGB percentages16.9%, 0.8%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(287.3, 92.9%, 11%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 96.3%, 21.2%)
CMYK20.4%, 96.3%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,818,614
CSS custom property--colour: #2B0236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness29.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.03:1
Contrast with white18.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E
Inverted#D4FDC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001437no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#031835no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2B0D1Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 27.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 30Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.3Black · ΔE 38.3Purple · ΔE 39.3Indigo · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 27.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0D3602
Analogous#110236, #360227
Triadic#362B02, #02362B
Split complementary#273602, #023611
Tetradic#361102, #0D3602, #022736

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C50EF6
Lighter +30%#A007CA
Lighter +20%#790698
Lighter +10%#520467
Darker −10%#040005
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C0038
Less saturated −25%#27092F

Channel breakdown

R43
G2
B54
Red43 (16.9%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue287.31°
Saturation (HSL)92.86%
Lightness10.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 02 · B 36

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