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Colour

#2B1560

  • #2B1560
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2B1560 is a violet with RGB values 43, 21, 96 and HSL 258°, 64%, 23%. 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

#2B1560#2B1560
HEX#2B1560
RGBrgb(43, 21, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0824, 0.3765
RGB percentages16.9%, 8.2%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(257.6, 64.1%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 78.1%, 37.6%)
CMYK55.2%, 78.1%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,823,520
CSS custom property--colour: #2B1560;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.23:1
Contrast with white15.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#D4EA9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002762no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00245Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#172939no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5Indigo · ΔE 24.9Navy · ΔE 29.3Purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A6015
Analogous#152560, #501560
Triadic#602B15, #15602B
Split complementary#605015, #256015
Tetradic#601525, #4A6015, #156050

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8764DD
Lighter +30%#673AD4
Lighter +20%#5027B4
Lighter +10%#3E1E8A
Darker −10%#180C36
Darker −20%#06030C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#25066F
Less saturated −25%#312451

Channel breakdown

R43
G21
B96
Red43 (16.9%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue257.6°
Saturation (HSL)64.1%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 15 · B 60

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