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Colour

#2B1069

  • #2B1069
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2B1069 is a violet with RGB values 43, 16, 105 and HSL 258°, 74%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2B1069#2B1069
HEX#2B1069
RGBrgb(43, 16, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0627, 0.4118
RGB percentages16.9%, 6.3%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(258.2, 73.6%, 23.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 84.8%, 41.2%)
CMYK59%, 84.8%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,822,249
CSS custom property--colour: #2B1069;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.21:1
Contrast with white15.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#D4EF96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00286Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002367no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0F2B3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 5.7Indigo · ΔE 17.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Navy · ΔE 21.5Dark blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 5.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E6910
Analogous#102169, #581069
Triadic#692B10, #10692B
Split complementary#695810, #216910
Tetradic#691021, #4E6910, #106958

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#885EE7
Lighter +30%#6732E0
Lighter +20%#4F1DC2
Lighter +10%#3D1795
Darker −10%#19093D
Darker −20%#070310
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#250178
Less saturated −25%#311F5A

Channel breakdown

R43
G16
B105
Red43 (16.9%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue258.2°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness23.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 10 · B 69

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