Colour

#2B2043

#2B2043
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B2043 is a violet with RGB values 43, 32, 67 and HSL 259°, 35%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B2043

RGBrgb(43, 32, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1255, 0.2627

RGB percentages16.9%, 12.5%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(258.9, 35.4%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 52.2%, 26.3%)

CMYK35.8%, 52.2%, 0%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,826,307

CSS custom property--colour: #2B2043;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.1:1

Contrast with white15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#D4DFBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#152644no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#172642no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#26272Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.1 Black · ΔE 29.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35 Dim grey · ΔE 38.4 Slate grey · ΔE 42.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#384320

Analogous#202643, #3D2043

Triadic#432B20, #20432B

Split complementary#433C20, #274320

Tetradic#432026, #384320, #20433D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8A73BC

Lighter +30%#6D51AB

Lighter +20%#574188

Lighter +10%#413066

Darker −10%#151020

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#26144F

Less saturated −25%#302C37

Channel breakdown

R43

G32

B67

Red43 (16.9%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue258.86°

Saturation (HSL)35.35%

Lightness19.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 20 · B 43

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