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Recognised as Colour

#2E1763

  • #2E1763
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2E1763 is a violet with RGB values 46, 23, 99 and HSL 258°, 62%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2E1763#2E1763
HEX#2E1763
RGBrgb(46, 23, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0902, 0.3882
RGB percentages18%, 9%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(258.2, 62.3%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 76.8%, 38.8%)
CMYK53.5%, 76.8%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,020,643
CSS custom property--colour: #2E1763;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.8:1
Contrast with white14.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#D1E89C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002965no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002662no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1C2B3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4Indigo · ΔE 24.3Navy · ΔE 29Purple · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C6317
Analogous#172663, #541763
Triadic#632E17, #17632E
Split complementary#635417, #266317
Tetradic#631726, #4C6317, #176354

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C6ADC
Lighter +30%#6D40D3
Lighter +20%#542AB6
Lighter +10%#41218C
Darker −10%#1B0D3A
Darker −20%#080410
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#280872
Less saturated −25%#342654

Channel breakdown

R46
G23
B99
Red46 (18%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue258.16°
Saturation (HSL)62.3%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 17 · B 63

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