Recognised as Colour

#2C1941

#2C1941
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C1941 is a violet with RGB values 44, 25, 65 and HSL 269°, 44%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C1941

RGBrgb(44, 25, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.098, 0.2549

RGB percentages17.3%, 9.8%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(268.5, 44.4%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.5, 61.5%, 25.5%)

CMYK32.3%, 61.5%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,890,049

CSS custom property--colour: #2C1941;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.88:1

Contrast with white15.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#D3E6BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0B2242no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#112240no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#28212Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 30.4 Black · ΔE 32 Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.1 Dim grey · ΔE 42.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E4119

Analogous#191A41, #401941

Triadic#412C19, #19412C

Split complementary#414019, #1A4119

Tetradic#41191A, #2E4119, #194140

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9163C3

Lighter +30%#7743AF

Lighter +20%#5E358B

Lighter +10%#452766

Darker −10%#130B1C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B0E4C

Less saturated −25%#2D2436

Channel breakdown

R44

G25

B65

Red44 (17.3%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue268.5°

Saturation (HSL)44.44%

Lightness17.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 19 · B 41

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