Recognised as Colour

#2B0435

#2B0435
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2B0435 is a violet with RGB values 43, 4, 53 and HSL 288°, 86%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B0435

RGBrgb(43, 4, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0157, 0.2078

RGB percentages16.9%, 1.6%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(287.8, 86%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 92.5%, 20.8%)

CMYK18.9%, 92.5%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,819,125

CSS custom property--colour: #2B0435;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.93:1

Contrast with white17.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#D4FBCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001536no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#061834no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#2B0E1Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 28.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.5 Black · ΔE 36.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.4 Purple · ΔE 40.6 Indigo · ΔE 41.1

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 28.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E3504

Analogous#130435, #350426

Triadic#352B04, #04352B

Split complementary#273504, #043512

Tetradic#351204, #0E3504, #042635

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C217EE

Lighter +30%#9E0FC3

Lighter +20%#780B94

Lighter +10%#510864

Darker −10%#050006

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D0039

Less saturated −25%#270B2E

Channel breakdown

R43

B53

Red43 (16.9%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue287.76°

Saturation (HSL)85.96%

Lightness11.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 04 · B 35

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