Recognised as Colour
#2E0978
- #2E0978
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#2E0978 is a violet with RGB values 46, 9, 120 and HSL 260°, 86%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#2E0978#2E0978
HEX#2E0978
RGBrgb(46, 9, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0353, 0.4706
RGB percentages18%, 3.5%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(260, 86%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 92.5%, 47.1%)
CMYK61.7%, 92.5%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,017,080
CSS custom property--colour: #2E0978;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.72:1
Contrast with white14.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#D1F687
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#537809
Analogous#091B78, #650978
Triadic#782E09, #09782E
Split complementary#786609, #1C7809
Tetradic#78091C, #537809, #097866
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G9
B120
Red46 (18%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)86.05%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 09 · B 78
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