Colour

#2B0A4B

#2B0A4B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2B0A4B is a violet with RGB values 43, 10, 75 and HSL 270°, 76%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2B0A4B#2B0A4B

HEX#2B0A4B

RGBrgb(43, 10, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0392, 0.2941

RGB percentages16.9%, 3.9%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(270.5, 76.5%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 86.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK42.7%, 86.7%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,820,683

CSS custom property--colour: #2B0A4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.83:1

Contrast with white16.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#D4F5B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001D4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#001D4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#241C2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 17.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29 Indigo · ΔE 30.9 Purple · ΔE 34.4 Navy · ΔE 36.1

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A4B0A

Analogous#0B0A4B, #4B0A4B

Triadic#4B2B0A, #0A4B2B

Split complementary#4B4B0A, #0A4B0B

Tetradic#4B0A0A, #2A4B0A, #0A4B4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#923CE5

Lighter +30%#781CD2

Lighter +20%#5F16A5

Lighter +10%#451078

Darker −10%#11041E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B0055

Less saturated −25%#2B1540

Channel breakdown

R43

G10

B75

Red43 (16.9%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue270.46°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 0A · B 4B

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Channel breakdown

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