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Colour

#2C003E

  • #2C003E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C003E is a violet with RGB values 44, 0, 62 and HSL 283°, 100%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C003E#2C003E
HEX#2C003E
RGBrgb(44, 0, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0, 0.2431
RGB percentages17.3%, 0%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(282.6, 100%, 12.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 100%, 24.3%)
CMYK29%, 100%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,883,646
CSS custom property--colour: #2C003E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.85:1
Contrast with white17.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E
Inverted#D3FFC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001540no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#00183Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2A1020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.8Indigo · ΔE 33.8Purple · ΔE 35.2Navy · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 22.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#123E00
Analogous#0D003E, #3E0031
Triadic#3E2C00, #003E2C
Split complementary#313E00, #003E0D
Tetradic#3E0D00, #123E00, #00313E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B80BFF
Lighter +30%#9900D7
Lighter +20%#7400A4
Lighter +10%#500071
Darker −10%#08000B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C003E
Less saturated −25%#290836

Channel breakdown

R44
G0
B62
Red44 (17.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue282.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness12.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 00 · B 3E

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