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Recognised as Colour

#2B1949

  • #2B1949
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B1949 is a violet with RGB values 43, 25, 73 and HSL 263°, 49%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2B1949#2B1949
HEX#2B1949
RGBrgb(43, 25, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.098, 0.2863
RGB percentages16.9%, 9.8%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(262.5, 49%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 65.8%, 28.6%)
CMYK41.1%, 65.8%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,824,521
CSS custom property--colour: #2B1949;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.7:1
Contrast with white15.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#D4E6B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#01234Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#072348no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#24232Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Midnight blue · ΔE 25.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.3Black · ΔE 36.9Indigo · ΔE 40.9Purple · ΔE 42
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#374919
Analogous#191F49, #431949
Triadic#492B19, #19492B
Split complementary#494319, #1F4919
Tetradic#49191F, #374919, #194943

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8A64CA
Lighter +30%#6E40BB
Lighter +20%#583395
Lighter +10%#41266F
Darker −10%#150C23
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#280D55
Less saturated −25%#2E253D

Channel breakdown

R43
G25
B73
Red43 (16.9%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)48.98%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 19 · B 49

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