Colour

#2C0652

#2C0652
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C0652 is a violet with RGB values 44, 6, 82 and HSL 270°, 86%, 17%. 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

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HEX#2C0652

RGBrgb(44, 6, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0235, 0.3216

RGB percentages17.3%, 2.4%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(270, 86.4%, 17.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 92.7%, 32.2%)

CMYK46.3%, 92.7%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,885,202

CSS custom property--colour: #2C0652;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.73:1

Contrast with white16.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#D3F9AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001E54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#001D51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Tritanopia#221D2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text16.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9 Indigo · ΔE 25.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.4 Navy · ΔE 30.4 Purple · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C5206

Analogous#060652, #520652

Triadic#522C06, #06522C

Split complementary#525206, #065206

Tetradic#520606, #2C5206, #065252

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9234F0

Lighter +30%#7810E1

Lighter +20%#5F0DB1

Lighter +10%#460982

Darker −10%#120322

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C0058

Less saturated −25%#2C1147

Channel breakdown

R44

B82

Red44 (17.3%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)86.36%

Lightness17.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 06 · B 52

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