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Recognised as Colour

#2C0555

  • #2C0555
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C0555 is a violet with RGB values 44, 5, 85 and HSL 269°, 89%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C0555#2C0555
HEX#2C0555
RGBrgb(44, 5, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0196, 0.3333
RGB percentages17.3%, 2%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(269.3, 88.9%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 94.1%, 33.3%)
CMYK48.2%, 94.1%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,884,949
CSS custom property--colour: #2C0555;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.67:1
Contrast with white16.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#D3FAAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001E57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#001D54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#211E2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 12.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Indigo · ΔE 23.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2Navy · ΔE 28.3Purple · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E5505
Analogous#050655, #540555
Triadic#552C05, #05552C
Split complementary#555405, #065505
Tetradic#550506, #2E5505, #055554

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9133F3
Lighter +30%#770DE5
Lighter +20%#5E0BB5
Lighter +10%#450885
Darker −10%#130225
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C005A
Less saturated −25%#2C104A

Channel breakdown

R44
G5
B85
Red44 (17.3%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue269.25°
Saturation (HSL)88.89%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 05 · B 55

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