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Recognised as Colour

#2C1755

  • #2C1755
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C1755 is a violet with RGB values 44, 23, 85 and HSL 260°, 57%, 21%. 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

#2C1755#2C1755
HEX#2C1755
RGBrgb(44, 23, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0902, 0.3333
RGB percentages17.3%, 9%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(260.3, 57.4%, 21.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 72.9%, 33.3%)
CMYK48.2%, 72.9%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,889,557
CSS custom property--colour: #2C1755;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.43:1
Contrast with white15.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#D3E8AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002557no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#002354no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#202633no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 16.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.9Indigo · ΔE 32.2Purple · ΔE 35.9Navy · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#405517
Analogous#172155, #4B1755
Triadic#552C17, #17552C
Split complementary#554B17, #215517
Tetradic#551721, #405517, #17554B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8A63D5
Lighter +30%#6B3BCA
Lighter +20%#562DA5
Lighter +10%#41227D
Darker −10%#170C2D
Darker −20%#020105
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#280A62
Less saturated −25%#302548

Channel breakdown

R44
G23
B85
Red44 (17.3%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue260.32°
Saturation (HSL)57.41%
Lightness21.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 17 · B 55

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