Recognised as Colour
#2E037A
- #2E037A
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#2E037A is a violet with RGB values 46, 3, 122 and HSL 262°, 95%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#2E037A#2E037A
HEX#2E037A
RGBrgb(46, 3, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0118, 0.4784
RGB percentages18%, 1.2%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(261.7, 95.2%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 97.5%, 47.8%)
CMYK62.3%, 97.5%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,015,546
CSS custom property--colour: #2E037A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.89:1
Contrast with white14.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#D1FC85
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F7A03
Analogous#03147A, #69037A
Triadic#7A2E03, #037A2E
Split complementary#7A6903, #147A03
Tetradic#7A0314, #4F7A03, #037A69
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G3
B122
Red46 (18%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue261.68°
Saturation (HSL)95.2%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 03 · B 7A
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