Colour

#2F0037

#2F0037
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2F0037 is a magenta with RGB values 47, 0, 55 and HSL 291°, 100%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F0037

RGBrgb(47, 0, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0, 0.2157

RGB percentages18.4%, 0%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(291.3, 100%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 100%, 21.6%)

CMYK14.5%, 100%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,080,247

CSS custom property--colour: #2F0037;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.86:1

Contrast with white17.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E

Inverted#D0FFC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001438no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#061936no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2F0B1Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 27.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.3 Purple · ΔE 37.4 Indigo · ΔE 38.2 Black · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 27.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#083700

Analogous#130037, #370024

Triadic#372F00, #00372F

Split complementary#243700, #003713

Tetradic#371300, #083700, #002437

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DA04FF

Lighter +30%#B200D0

Lighter +20%#86009D

Lighter +10%#5B006A

Darker −10%#030004

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F0037

Less saturated −25%#2A0730

Channel breakdown

R47

B55

Red47 (18.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue291.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness10.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 00 · B 37

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