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Recognised as Colour

#2B0E40

  • #2B0E40
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2B0E40 is a violet with RGB values 43, 14, 64 and HSL 275°, 64%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2B0E40#2B0E40
HEX#2B0E40
RGBrgb(43, 14, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0549, 0.251
RGB percentages16.9%, 5.5%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(274.8, 64.1%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.8, 78.1%, 25.1%)
CMYK32.8%, 78.1%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,821,696
CSS custom property--colour: #2B0E40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.94:1
Contrast with white16.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#D4F1BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001C41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#031D3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#281925no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 25.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.6Black · ΔE 37.7Indigo · ΔE 39.4Purple · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 25.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23400E
Analogous#120E40, #400E3C
Triadic#402B0E, #0E402B
Split complementary#3C400E, #0E4012
Tetradic#40120E, #23400E, #0E3C40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9944D6
Lighter +30%#7F29BE
Lighter +20%#632094
Lighter +10%#47176A
Darker −10%#0F0516
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2D044A
Less saturated −25%#291836

Channel breakdown

R43
G14
B64
Red43 (16.9%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue274.8°
Saturation (HSL)64.1%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 0E · B 40

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