Colour

#2B0949

#2B0949
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2B0949 is a violet with RGB values 43, 9, 73 and HSL 272°, 78%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B0949

RGBrgb(43, 9, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0353, 0.2863

RGB percentages16.9%, 3.5%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(271.9, 78%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 87.7%, 28.6%)

CMYK41.1%, 87.7%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,820,425

CSS custom property--colour: #2B0949;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.96:1

Contrast with white16.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#D4F6B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001C4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#001C48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#251A29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 18.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.7 Indigo · ΔE 31.6 Purple · ΔE 34.7 Navy · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 18.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#274909

Analogous#0B0949, #490947

Triadic#492B09, #09492B

Split complementary#474909, #09490B

Tetradic#490B09, #274909, #094749

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9438E6

Lighter +30%#7B1AD1

Lighter +20%#6014A4

Lighter +10%#460F76

Darker −10%#10031C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C0052

Less saturated −25%#2A133F

Channel breakdown

R43

B73

Red43 (16.9%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue271.88°

Saturation (HSL)78.05%

Lightness16.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 09 · B 49

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