Recognised as Colour
#2D009D
- #2D009D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#2D009D is a violet with RGB values 45, 0, 157 and HSL 257°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#2D009D#2D009D
HEX#2D009D
RGBrgb(45, 0, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0, 0.6157
RGB percentages17.6%, 0%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(257.2, 100%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.2, 100%, 61.6%)
CMYK71.3%, 100%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,949,277
CSS custom property--colour: #2D009D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.14:1
Contrast with white13.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#D2FF62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#709D00
Analogous#00219D, #7C009D
Triadic#9D2D00, #009D2D
Split complementary#9D7C00, #229D00
Tetradic#9D0021, #709D00, #009D7C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G0
B157
Red45 (17.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue257.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 00 · B 9D
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