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Recognised as Colour

#2E2057

  • #2E2057
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E2057 is a violet with RGB values 46, 32, 87 and HSL 255°, 46%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E2057#2E2057
HEX#2E2057
RGBrgb(46, 32, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1255, 0.3412
RGB percentages18%, 12.5%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(255.3, 46.2%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 63.2%, 34.1%)
CMYK47.1%, 63.2%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,022,935
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2057;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.38:1
Contrast with white14.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#D1DFA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002B59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#022956no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#222C38no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1Midnight blue · ΔE 20.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.8Indigo · ΔE 37.3Purple · ΔE 39.5Slate blue · ΔE 41.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495720
Analogous#202E57, #492057
Triadic#572E20, #20572E
Split complementary#574920, #2E5720
Tetradic#57202E, #495720, #205749

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C76CD
Lighter +30%#6D51BF
Lighter +20%#553BA2
Lighter +10%#422E7C
Darker −10%#1A1232
Darker −20%#07050C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#271166
Less saturated −25%#352F48

Channel breakdown

R46
G32
B87
Red46 (18%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue255.27°
Saturation (HSL)46.22%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 20 · B 57

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