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Colour

#2C005D

  • #2C005D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C005D is a violet with RGB values 44, 0, 93 and HSL 268°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C005D#2C005D
HEX#2C005D
RGBrgb(44, 0, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0, 0.3647
RGB percentages17.3%, 0%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(268.4, 100%, 18.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 100%, 36.5%)
CMYK52.7%, 100%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,883,677
CSS custom property--colour: #2C005D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#101010
Inverted#D3FFA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001F5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#001D5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1D2033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.7Indigo · ΔE 17.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8Navy · ΔE 21.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Dark blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#315D00
Analogous#00025D, #5A005D
Triadic#5D2C00, #005D2C
Split complementary#5D5A00, #035D00
Tetradic#5D0003, #315D00, #005D5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8F2AFF
Lighter +30%#7400F6
Lighter +20%#5C00C3
Lighter +10%#440090
Darker −10%#14002A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C005D
Less saturated −25%#2D0C51

Channel breakdown

R44
G0
B93
Red44 (17.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue268.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness18.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 00 · B 5D

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