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Colour

#2E00AD

  • #2E00AD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2E00AD is a violet with RGB values 46, 0, 173 and HSL 256°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2E00AD#2E00AD
HEX#2E00AD
RGBrgb(46, 0, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0, 0.6784
RGB percentages18%, 0%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(256, 100%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256, 100%, 67.8%)
CMYK73.4%, 100%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,014,829
CSS custom property--colour: #2E00AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#D1FF52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003CB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002EAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004564no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.7Medium blue · ΔE 16.5Navy · ΔE 19.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.7Indigo · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FAD00
Analogous#0029AD, #8400AD
Triadic#AD2E00, #00AD2E
Split complementary#AD8500, #28AD00
Tetradic#AD0029, #7FAD00, #00AD84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9D7AFF
Lighter +30%#7847FF
Lighter +20%#5214FF
Lighter +10%#3C00E0
Darker −10%#20007A
Darker −20%#130047
Darker −30%#050014
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E00AD
Less saturated −25%#381697

Channel breakdown

R46
G0
B173
Red46 (18%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue255.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 00 · B AD

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