Colour

#2E1245

#2E1245
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2E1245 is a violet with RGB values 46, 18, 69 and HSL 273°, 59%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2E1245

RGBrgb(46, 18, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0706, 0.2706

RGB percentages18%, 7.1%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(272.9, 58.6%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.9, 73.9%, 27.1%)

CMYK33.3%, 73.9%, 0%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,019,333

CSS custom property--colour: #2E1245;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.3:1

Contrast with white16.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#D1EDBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001F47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#062044no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2A1D29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 24.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.1 Indigo · ΔE 38.5 Black · ΔE 38.6 Purple · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 24.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#294512

Analogous#151245, #451242

Triadic#452E12, #12452E

Split complementary#424512, #124514

Tetradic#451412, #294512, #124245

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9851D2

Lighter +30%#7F32BE

Lighter +20%#642796

Lighter +10%#491D6D

Darker −10%#13071D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F0750

Less saturated −25%#2D1D3A

Channel breakdown

R46

G18

B69

Red46 (18%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue272.94°

Saturation (HSL)58.62%

Lightness17.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 12 · B 45

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