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Recognised as Colour

#2E1747

  • #2E1747
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E1747 is a violet with RGB values 46, 23, 71 and HSL 269°, 51%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E1747#2E1747
HEX#2E1747
RGBrgb(46, 23, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0902, 0.2784
RGB percentages18%, 9%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(268.8, 51.1%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 67.6%, 27.8%)
CMYK35.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,020,615
CSS custom property--colour: #2E1747;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.79:1
Contrast with white15.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#D1E8B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#012249no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A2346no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#29212Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24Midnight blue · ΔE 25.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.1Black · ΔE 37Indigo · ΔE 40.5Purple · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#304717
Analogous#171847, #461747
Triadic#472E17, #17472E
Split complementary#474617, #184717
Tetradic#471718, #304717, #174746

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#935FCB
Lighter +30%#793CBB
Lighter +20%#603094
Lighter +10%#47236E
Darker −10%#150B20
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E0B53
Less saturated −25%#2E233B

Channel breakdown

R46
G23
B71
Red46 (18%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue268.75°
Saturation (HSL)51.06%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 17 · B 47

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