Colour

#2F0042

#2F0042
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2F0042 is a violet with RGB values 47, 0, 66 and HSL 283°, 100%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F0042

RGBrgb(47, 0, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0, 0.2588

RGB percentages18.4%, 0%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(282.7, 100%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.7, 100%, 25.9%)

CMYK28.8%, 100%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,080,258

CSS custom property--colour: #2F0042;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.51:1

Contrast with white17.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#D0FFBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001744no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#001A41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2D1123no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 21.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 31 Indigo · ΔE 31.8 Purple · ΔE 33.3 Navy · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 21.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#134200

Analogous#0E0042, #420034

Triadic#422F00, #00422F

Split complementary#344200, #00420E

Tetradic#420E00, #134200, #003442

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BA0FFF

Lighter +30%#9C00DB

Lighter +20%#7800A8

Lighter +10%#530075

Darker −10%#0B000F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F0042

Less saturated −25%#2C083A

Channel breakdown

R47

B66

Red47 (18.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue282.73°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 00 · B 42

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