Recognised as Colour

#2B1E55

#2B1E55
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B1E55 is a blue with RGB values 43, 30, 85 and HSL 254°, 48%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B1E55

RGBrgb(43, 30, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1176, 0.3333

RGB percentages16.9%, 11.8%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(254.2, 47.8%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 64.7%, 33.3%)

CMYK49.4%, 64.7%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,825,813

CSS custom property--colour: #2B1E55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.79:1

Contrast with white14.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#D4E1AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002957no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#002654no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Tritanopia#1E2A36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 20.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.2 Indigo · ΔE 37.3 Purple · ΔE 39.9 Black · ΔE 41.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48551E

Analogous#1E2C55, #471E55

Triadic#552B1E, #1E552B

Split complementary#55461E, #2C551E

Tetradic#551E2C, #48551E, #1E5547

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8772CD

Lighter +30%#674CC0

Lighter +20%#5139A0

Lighter +10%#3E2B7B

Darker −10%#18112F

Darker −20%#05030A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#231063

Less saturated −25%#332C47

Channel breakdown

R43

G30

B85

Red43 (16.9%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue254.18°

Saturation (HSL)47.83%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 1E · B 55

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