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Recognised as Colour

#2D0A38

  • #2D0A38
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2D0A38 is a violet with RGB values 45, 10, 56 and HSL 286°, 70%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2D0A38#2D0A38
HEX#2D0A38
RGBrgb(45, 10, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.0392, 0.2196
RGB percentages17.6%, 3.9%, 22%
HSLhsl(285.7, 69.7%, 12.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 82.1%, 22%)
CMYK19.6%, 82.1%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,951,736
CSS custom property--colour: #2D0A38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness32 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.33:1
Contrast with white17.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#D2F5C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001839no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B1B37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2C1320no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 29.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5Black · ΔE 35.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.5Purple · ΔE 41.5Indigo · ΔE 42.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 29.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15380A
Analogous#160A38, #380A2C
Triadic#382D0A, #0A382D
Split complementary#2C380A, #0A3816
Tetradic#38160A, #15380A, #0A2C38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B333DB
Lighter +30%#9521BA
Lighter +20%#73198F
Lighter +10%#501263
Darker −10%#0A020D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#310240
Less saturated −25%#291230

Channel breakdown

R45
G10
B56
Red45 (17.6%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue285.65°
Saturation (HSL)69.7%
Lightness12.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 0A · B 38

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