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Recognised as Colour

#2C1947

  • #2C1947
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C1947 is a violet with RGB values 44, 25, 71 and HSL 265°, 48%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C1947#2C1947
HEX#2C1947
RGBrgb(44, 25, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.098, 0.2784
RGB percentages17.3%, 9.8%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(264.8, 47.9%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 64.8%, 27.8%)
CMYK38%, 64.8%, 0%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,890,055
CSS custom property--colour: #2C1947;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.71:1
Contrast with white15.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#D3E6B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#042349no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B2346no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#26222Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Midnight blue · ΔE 26.5Black · ΔE 35.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.3Indigo · ΔE 42Purple · ΔE 42.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#344719
Analogous#191D47, #431947
Triadic#472C19, #19472C
Split complementary#474319, #1D4719
Tetradic#47191D, #344719, #194743

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8D64C8
Lighter +30%#7241B8
Lighter +20%#5B3492
Lighter +10%#43266D
Darker −10%#150C21
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A0D53
Less saturated −25%#2E253B

Channel breakdown

R44
G25
B71
Red44 (17.3%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue264.78°
Saturation (HSL)47.92%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 19 · B 47

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