Recognised as Colour
#2C0478
- #2C0478
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#2C0478 is a violet with RGB values 44, 4, 120 and HSL 261°, 94%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#2C0478#2C0478
HEX#2C0478
RGBrgb(44, 4, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0157, 0.4706
RGB percentages17.3%, 1.6%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(260.7, 93.5%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 96.7%, 47.1%)
CMYK63.3%, 96.7%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,884,728
CSS custom property--colour: #2C0478;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.05:1
Contrast with white15.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#D3FB87
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#507804
Analogous#041678, #660478
Triadic#782C04, #04782C
Split complementary#786604, #167804
Tetradic#780416, #507804, #047866
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G4
B120
Red44 (17.3%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue260.69°
Saturation (HSL)93.55%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 04 · B 78
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