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Recognised as Colour

#2B083B

  • #2B083B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2B083B is a violet with RGB values 43, 8, 59 and HSL 281°, 76%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2B083B#2B083B
HEX#2B083B
RGBrgb(43, 8, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0314, 0.2314
RGB percentages16.9%, 3.1%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(281.2, 76.1%, 13.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 86.4%, 23.1%)
CMYK27.1%, 86.4%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,820,155
CSS custom property--colour: #2B083B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.49:1
Contrast with white17.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#D4F7C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00183Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#031A3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#291421no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 26.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.4Black · ΔE 37.8Indigo · ΔE 39.4Purple · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 26.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#183B08
Analogous#12083B, #3B0831
Triadic#3B2B08, #083B2B
Split complementary#313B08, #083B12
Tetradic#3B1208, #183B08, #08313B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A92DE2
Lighter +30%#8D1AC2
Lighter +20%#6C1495
Lighter +10%#4C0E68
Darker −10%#0A020E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E0043
Less saturated −25%#281033

Channel breakdown

R43
G8
B59
Red43 (16.9%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue281.18°
Saturation (HSL)76.12%
Lightness13.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 08 · B 3B

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