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Recognised as Colour

#2E004A

  • #2E004A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2E004A is a violet with RGB values 46, 0, 74 and HSL 277°, 100%, 15%. 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

#2E004A#2E004A
HEX#2E004A
RGBrgb(46, 0, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0, 0.2902
RGB percentages18%, 0%, 29%
HSLhsl(277.3, 100%, 14.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 100%, 29%)
CMYK37.8%, 100%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,014,730
CSS custom property--colour: #2E004A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.28:1
Contrast with white17.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#D1FFB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00194Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#001B49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#291628no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 17Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5Indigo · ΔE 27.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6Purple · ΔE 31Navy · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 16.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1C4A00
Analogous#09004A, #4A0041
Triadic#4A2E00, #004A2E
Split complementary#414A00, #004A09
Tetradic#4A0900, #1C4A00, #00414A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A717FF
Lighter +30%#8D00E3
Lighter +20%#6D00B0
Lighter +10%#4E007D
Darker −10%#0E0017
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E004A
Less saturated −25%#2C0941

Channel breakdown

R46
G0
B74
Red46 (18%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue277.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness14.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 00 · B 4A

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