Recognised as Colour

#2B124C

#2B124C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2B124C is a violet with RGB values 43, 18, 76 and HSL 266°, 62%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B124C

RGBrgb(43, 18, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0706, 0.298

RGB percentages16.9%, 7.1%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(265.9, 61.7%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 76.3%, 29.8%)

CMYK43.4%, 76.3%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,822,732

CSS custom property--colour: #2B124C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.23:1

Contrast with white16.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#D4EDB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00204Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#00204Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#23202Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 19.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.7 Indigo · ΔE 34.5 Purple · ΔE 37.1 Navy · ΔE 39.6

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 19.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#334C12

Analogous#12164C, #48124C

Triadic#4C2B12, #124C2B

Split complementary#4C4812, #164C12

Tetradic#4C1216, #334C12, #124C48

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8C54D6

Lighter +30%#712FC8

Lighter +20%#5A269E

Lighter +10%#421C75

Darker −10%#140823

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#290658

Less saturated −25%#2D1E40

Channel breakdown

R43

G18

B76

Red43 (16.9%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue265.86°

Saturation (HSL)61.7%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 12 · B 4C

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