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Colour

#2C1263

  • #2C1263
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C1263 is a violet with RGB values 44, 18, 99 and HSL 259°, 69%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C1263#2C1263
HEX#2C1263
RGBrgb(44, 18, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0706, 0.3882
RGB percentages17.3%, 7.1%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(259.3, 69.2%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 81.8%, 38.8%)
CMYK55.6%, 81.8%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,888,291
CSS custom property--colour: #2C1263;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.29:1
Contrast with white15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#D3ED9C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002765no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002362no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#18293Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 7.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Indigo · ΔE 21.6Navy · ΔE 26Purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 7.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#496312
Analogous#122163, #541263
Triadic#632C12, #12632C
Split complementary#635412, #216312
Tetradic#631221, #496312, #126354

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#895FE2
Lighter +30%#6934DA
Lighter +20%#5222B9
Lighter +10%#3F1A8E
Darker −10%#190A38
Darker −20%#06020D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#270372
Less saturated −25%#312154

Channel breakdown

R44
G18
B99
Red44 (17.3%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue259.26°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 12 · B 63

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