Colour

#2C1048

#2C1048
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C1048 is a violet with RGB values 44, 16, 72 and HSL 270°, 64%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C1048

RGBrgb(44, 16, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0627, 0.2824

RGB percentages17.3%, 6.3%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(270, 63.6%, 17.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 77.8%, 28.2%)

CMYK38.9%, 77.8%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,887,752

CSS custom property--colour: #2C1048;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.47:1

Contrast with white16.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#D3EFB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001F4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#001F47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#261D2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 21.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 32 Indigo · ΔE 35.6 Purple · ΔE 37.5 Navy · ΔE 41

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 21.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C4810

Analogous#101048, #481048

Triadic#482C10, #10482C

Split complementary#484810, #104810

Tetradic#481010, #2C4810, #104848

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#924DD7

Lighter +30%#782CC5

Lighter +20%#5F239B

Lighter +10%#461972

Darker −10%#12071E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C0553

Less saturated −25%#2C1B3D

Channel breakdown

R44

G16

B72

Red44 (17.3%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness17.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 10 · B 48

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