Recognised as Colour

#2B0240

#2B0240
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2B0240 is a violet with RGB values 43, 2, 64 and HSL 280°, 94%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B0240

RGBrgb(43, 2, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0078, 0.251

RGB percentages16.9%, 0.8%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(279.7, 93.9%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 96.9%, 25.1%)

CMYK32.8%, 96.9%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,818,624

CSS custom property--colour: #2B0240;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.72:1

Contrast with white17.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#D4FDBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001742no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#00193Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#281222no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 21.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.4 Indigo · ΔE 33.6 Purple · ΔE 35.4 Navy · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 21.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#174002

Analogous#0C0240, #400236

Triadic#402B02, #02402B

Split complementary#364002, #02400C

Tetradic#400C02, #174002, #023640

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AB16F8

Lighter +30%#8F07D4

Lighter +20%#6D05A3

Lighter +10%#4C0471

Darker −10%#0A000F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C0042

Less saturated −25%#280A38

Channel breakdown

R43

B64

Red43 (16.9%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue279.68°

Saturation (HSL)93.94%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 02 · B 40

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