Colour

#2C0066

#2C0066
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C0066 is a violet with RGB values 44, 0, 102 and HSL 266°, 100%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C0066

RGBrgb(44, 0, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0, 0.4

RGB percentages17.3%, 0%, 40%

HSLhsl(265.9, 100%, 20%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 100%, 40%)

CMYK56.9%, 100%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,883,686

CSS custom property--colour: #2C0066;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.17:1

Contrast with white16.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#D3FF99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002268no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#001F64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#162439no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11 Indigo · ΔE 13.3 Navy · ΔE 17.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4 Dark blue · ΔE 22 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A6600

Analogous#000766, #5F0066

Triadic#662C00, #00662C

Split complementary#665F00, #076600

Tetradic#660007, #3A6600, #00665F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8B33FF

Lighter +30%#6E00FF

Lighter +20%#5800CC

Lighter +10%#420099

Darker −10%#160033

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C0066

Less saturated −25%#2E0D59

Channel breakdown

R44

B102

Red44 (17.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue265.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness20%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 00 · B 66

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