Colour

#2C009F

#2C009F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2C009F is a violet with RGB values 44, 0, 159 and HSL 257°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C009F

RGBrgb(44, 0, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0, 0.6235

RGB percentages17.3%, 0%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(256.6, 100%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 100%, 62.4%)

CMYK72.3%, 100%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,883,743

CSS custom property--colour: #2C009F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.06:1

Contrast with white13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#D3FF60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0036A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#002A9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#003F5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 8.8 Navy · ΔE 13.6 Indigo · ΔE 19.2 Medium blue · ΔE 22.8 Blue violet · ΔE 25.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#739F00

Analogous#00249F, #7B009F

Triadic#9F2C00, #009F2C

Split complementary#9F7B00, #249F00

Tetradic#9F0024, #739F00, #009F7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#956CFF

Lighter +30%#7039FF

Lighter +20%#4B06FF

Lighter +10%#3A00D2

Darker −10%#1E006C

Darker −20%#100039

Darker −30%#020006

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C009F

Less saturated −25%#35148B

Channel breakdown

R44

B159

Red44 (17.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue256.6°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 00 · B 9F

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Colour values

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