Recognised as Colour

#2E009A

#2E009A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2E009A is a violet with RGB values 46, 0, 154 and HSL 258°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2E009A

RGBrgb(46, 0, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0, 0.6039

RGB percentages18%, 0%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(257.9, 100%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 100%, 60.4%)

CMYK70.1%, 100%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,014,810

CSS custom property--colour: #2E009A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.27:1

Contrast with white13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#D1FF65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00359Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#002A98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Tritanopia#003C58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 7 Navy · ΔE 11.4 Indigo · ΔE 16.8 Medium blue · ΔE 25.4 Blue violet · ΔE 27.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 7.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C9A00

Analogous#001F9A, #7B009A

Triadic#9A2E00, #009A2E

Split complementary#9A7B00, #1F9A00

Tetradic#9A001F, #6C9A00, #009A7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9467FF

Lighter +30%#7134FF

Lighter +20%#4D01FF

Lighter +10%#3D00CD

Darker −10%#1F0067

Darker −20%#100034

Darker −30%#000001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E009A

Less saturated −25%#361387

Channel breakdown

R46

B154

Red46 (18%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue257.92°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 00 · B 9A

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