Colour

#2D1755

#2D1755
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2D1755 is a violet with RGB values 45, 23, 85 and HSL 261°, 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

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HEX#2D1755

RGBrgb(45, 23, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.0902, 0.3333

RGB percentages17.6%, 9%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(261.3, 57.4%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 72.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK47.1%, 72.9%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,955,093

CSS custom property--colour: #2D1755;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.38:1

Contrast with white15.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#D2E8AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002557no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#002454no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#222633no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 16.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.8 Indigo · ΔE 32.2 Purple · ΔE 35.6 Navy · ΔE 37.3

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 16.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F5517

Analogous#172055, #4C1755

Triadic#552D17, #17552D

Split complementary#554C17, #205517

Tetradic#551720, #3F5517, #17554C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8B63D5

Lighter +30%#6E3BCA

Lighter +20%#572DA5

Lighter +10%#42227D

Darker −10%#180C2D

Darker −20%#020105

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#290A62

Less saturated −25%#312548

Channel breakdown

R45

G23

B85

Red45 (17.6%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue261.29°

Saturation (HSL)57.41%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 17 · B 55

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