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Recognised as Colour

#2C1659

  • #2C1659
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C1659 is a violet with RGB values 44, 22, 89 and HSL 260°, 60%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C1659#2C1659
HEX#2C1659
RGBrgb(44, 22, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0863, 0.349
RGB percentages17.3%, 8.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(259.7, 60.4%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 75.3%, 34.9%)
CMYK50.6%, 75.3%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,889,305
CSS custom property--colour: #2C1659;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.37:1
Contrast with white15.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#D3E9A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00265Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002358no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1E2735no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7Indigo · ΔE 29.3Purple · ΔE 34.1Navy · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#435916
Analogous#162159, #4E1659
Triadic#592C16, #16592C
Split complementary#594E16, #215916
Tetradic#591621, #435916, #16594E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8963D8
Lighter +30%#6B3ACE
Lighter +20%#542AAB
Lighter +10%#402082
Darker −10%#180C30
Darker −20%#040207
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#270867
Less saturated −25%#31244B

Channel breakdown

R44
G22
B89
Red44 (17.3%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue259.7°
Saturation (HSL)60.36%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 16 · B 59

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