Colour

#2D176C

#2D176C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2D176C is a violet with RGB values 45, 23, 108 and HSL 256°, 65%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2D176C

RGBrgb(45, 23, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.0902, 0.4235

RGB percentages17.6%, 9%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(255.5, 64.9%, 25.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.5, 78.7%, 42.4%)

CMYK58.3%, 78.7%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,955,116

CSS custom property--colour: #2D176C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.48:1

Contrast with white14.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#D2E893

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002B6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#00276Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#112F40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 4.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.5 Indigo · ΔE 19.7 Navy · ΔE 23.8 Dark blue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 4.86, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#566C17

Analogous#172C6C, #57176C

Triadic#6C2D17, #176C2D

Split complementary#6C5717, #2C6C17

Tetradic#6C172C, #566C17, #176C57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8C6FE0

Lighter +30%#6B45D7

Lighter +20%#5029C0

Lighter +10%#3F2096

Darker −10%#1B0E42

Darker −20%#0A0518

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#25077C

Less saturated −25%#35275C

Channel breakdown

R45

G23

B108

Red45 (17.6%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue255.53°

Saturation (HSL)64.89%

Lightness25.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 17 · B 6C

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