Recognised as Colour
#2C0178
- #2C0178
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#2C0178 is a violet with RGB values 44, 1, 120 and HSL 262°, 98%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#2C0178#2C0178
HEX#2C0178
RGBrgb(44, 1, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0039, 0.4706
RGB percentages17.3%, 0.4%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(261.7, 98.3%, 23.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 99.2%, 47.1%)
CMYK63.3%, 99.2%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,883,960
CSS custom property--colour: #2C0178;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.19:1
Contrast with white15.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#D3FE87
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4D7801
Analogous#011278, #670178
Triadic#782C01, #01782C
Split complementary#786701, #127801
Tetradic#780112, #4D7801, #017867
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G1
B120
Red44 (17.3%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue261.68°
Saturation (HSL)98.35%
Lightness23.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 01 · B 78
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