Colour

#2C103B

#2C103B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C103B is a violet with RGB values 44, 16, 59 and HSL 279°, 57%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C103B

RGBrgb(44, 16, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0627, 0.2314

RGB percentages17.3%, 6.3%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(279.1, 57.3%, 14.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 72.9%, 23.1%)

CMYK25.4%, 72.9%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,887,739

CSS custom property--colour: #2C103B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.88:1

Contrast with white16.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#D3EFC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#011C3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0C1D3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#2A1823no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 29.4 Black · ΔE 33.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 39 Purple · ΔE 43.1 Indigo · ΔE 43.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F3B10

Analogous#16103B, #3B1035

Triadic#3B2C10, #103B2C

Split complementary#343B10, #103B17

Tetradic#3B1710, #1F3B10, #10353B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A049CE

Lighter +30%#8631B3

Lighter +20%#68268B

Lighter +10%#4A1B63

Darker −10%#0E0513

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F0744

Less saturated −25%#291932

Channel breakdown

R44

G16

B59

Red44 (17.3%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue279.07°

Saturation (HSL)57.33%

Lightness14.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 10 · B 3B

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