Recognised as Colour
#2E0975
- #2E0975
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#2E0975 is a violet with RGB values 46, 9, 117 and HSL 261°, 86%, 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
#2E0975#2E0975
HEX#2E0975
RGBrgb(46, 9, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0353, 0.4588
RGB percentages18%, 3.5%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(260.6, 85.7%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 92.3%, 45.9%)
CMYK60.7%, 92.3%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,017,077
CSS custom property--colour: #2E0975;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.87:1
Contrast with white14.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#D1F68A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.87:1WCAG 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#507509
Analogous#091A75, #640975
Triadic#752E09, #09752E
Split complementary#756409, #1A7509
Tetradic#75091A, #507509, #097564
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G9
B117
Red46 (18%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue260.56°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 09 · B 75
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