Colour

#2C0262

#2C0262
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C0262 is a violet with RGB values 44, 2, 98 and HSL 266°, 96%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C0262

RGBrgb(44, 2, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0078, 0.3843

RGB percentages17.3%, 0.8%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(266.3, 96%, 19.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 98%, 38.4%)

CMYK55.1%, 98%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,884,194

CSS custom property--colour: #2C0262;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.25:1

Contrast with white16.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#121212

Inverted#D3FD9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002164no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#001E60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#192337no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text16.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.9 Indigo · ΔE 15.7 Navy · ΔE 20 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7 Dark blue · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#386202

Analogous#020862, #5C0262

Triadic#622C02, #02622C

Split complementary#625C02, #086202

Tetradic#620208, #386202, #02625C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8C35FB

Lighter +30%#6F05F8

Lighter +20%#5904C6

Lighter +10%#420394

Darker −10%#160130

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C0064

Less saturated −25%#2E0F56

Channel breakdown

R44

B98

Red44 (17.3%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue266.25°

Saturation (HSL)96%

Lightness19.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 02 · B 62

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