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Recognised as Colour

#2E0E40

  • #2E0E40
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2E0E40 is a violet with RGB values 46, 14, 64 and HSL 278°, 64%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2E0E40#2E0E40
HEX#2E0E40
RGBrgb(46, 14, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0549, 0.251
RGB percentages18%, 5.5%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(278.4, 64.1%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 78.1%, 25.1%)
CMYK28.1%, 78.1%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,018,304
CSS custom property--colour: #2E0E40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.76:1
Contrast with white16.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#D1F1BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001C41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#071E3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2C1925no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 25.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.4Black · ΔE 37.8Indigo · ΔE 39.3Purple · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 25.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20400E
Analogous#150E40, #400E39
Triadic#402E0E, #0E402E
Split complementary#39400E, #0E4015
Tetradic#40150E, #20400E, #0E3940

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A144D6
Lighter +30%#8829BE
Lighter +20%#6A2094
Lighter +10%#4C176A
Darker −10%#100516
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#31044A
Less saturated −25%#2B1836

Channel breakdown

R46
G14
B64
Red46 (18%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue278.4°
Saturation (HSL)64.1%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 0E · B 40

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