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Recognised as Colour

#2E1248

  • #2E1248
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2E1248 is a violet with RGB values 46, 18, 72 and HSL 271°, 60%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2E1248#2E1248
HEX#2E1248
RGBrgb(46, 18, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0706, 0.2824
RGB percentages18%, 7.1%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(271.1, 60%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 75%, 28.2%)
CMYK36.1%, 75%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,019,336
CSS custom property--colour: #2E1248;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.2:1
Contrast with white16.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#D1EDB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00204Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#022047no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#291E2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 22.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.5Indigo · ΔE 36.7Purple · ΔE 38Black · ΔE 40.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 22.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C4812
Analogous#131248, #481247
Triadic#482E12, #12482E
Split complementary#474812, #124813
Tetradic#481312, #2C4812, #124748

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9552D4
Lighter +30%#7C31C2
Lighter +20%#62269A
Lighter +10%#481C71
Darker −10%#14081F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E0753
Less saturated −25%#2E1D3D

Channel breakdown

R46
G18
B72
Red46 (18%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue271.11°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 12 · B 48

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