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Recognised as Colour

#2C0857

  • #2C0857
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C0857 is a violet with RGB values 44, 8, 87 and HSL 267°, 83%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C0857#2C0857
HEX#2C0857
RGBrgb(44, 8, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0314, 0.3412
RGB percentages17.3%, 3.1%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(267.3, 83.2%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 90.8%, 34.1%)
CMYK49.4%, 90.8%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,885,719
CSS custom property--colour: #2C0857;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.41:1
Contrast with white16.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#D3F7A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002059no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#001E56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#202031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Indigo · ΔE 23.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8Navy · ΔE 28.3Purple · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#335708
Analogous#080B57, #540857
Triadic#572C08, #08572C
Split complementary#575408, #0C5708
Tetradic#57080B, #335708, #085754

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E3EED
Lighter +30%#7315E3
Lighter +20%#5B11B4
Lighter +10%#440C86
Darker −10%#140428
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B005F
Less saturated −25%#2D144B

Channel breakdown

R44
G8
B87
Red44 (17.3%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue267.34°
Saturation (HSL)83.16%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 08 · B 57

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