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Colour

#2E1769

  • #2E1769
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2E1769 is a violet with RGB values 46, 23, 105 and HSL 257°, 64%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2E1769#2E1769
HEX#2E1769
RGBrgb(46, 23, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0902, 0.4118
RGB percentages18%, 9%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(256.8, 64.1%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.8, 78.1%, 41.2%)
CMYK56.2%, 78.1%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,020,649
CSS custom property--colour: #2E1769;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.56:1
Contrast with white14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#D1E896

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002B6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#002767no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#172D3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 6.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2Indigo · ΔE 21.1Navy · ΔE 25.6Purple · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#526917
Analogous#172969, #571769
Triadic#692E17, #17692E
Split complementary#695717, #296917
Tetradic#691729, #526917, #176957

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8D6DDF
Lighter +30%#6C43D6
Lighter +20%#5329BD
Lighter +10%#402093
Darker −10%#1C0E3F
Darker −20%#090515
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#270779
Less saturated −25%#352759

Channel breakdown

R46
G23
B105
Red46 (18%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue256.83°
Saturation (HSL)64.06%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 17 · B 69

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