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Recognised as Colour

#2C0075

  • #2C0075
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#2C0075 is a violet with RGB values 44, 0, 117 and HSL 263°, 100%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#2C0075#2C0075
HEX#2C0075
RGBrgb(44, 0, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0, 0.4588
RGB percentages17.3%, 0%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(262.6, 100%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 100%, 45.9%)
CMYK62.4%, 100%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,883,701
CSS custom property--colour: #2C0075;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.4:1
Contrast with white15.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#D3FF8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002778no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002173no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#002B42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 8.4Navy · ΔE 10Dark blue · ΔE 14.4Midnight blue · ΔE 15.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Purple · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#497500
Analogous#000F75, #660075
Triadic#752C00, #00752C
Split complementary#756700, #0E7500
Tetradic#75000F, #497500, #007566

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8942FF
Lighter +30%#690FFF
Lighter +20%#5200DB
Lighter +10%#3F00A8
Darker −10%#190042
Darker −20%#06000F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C0075
Less saturated −25%#300F66

Channel breakdown

R44
G0
B117
Red44 (17.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue262.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 00 · B 75

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