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Recognised as Colour

#2F005C

  • #2F005C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2F005C is a violet with RGB values 47, 0, 92 and HSL 271°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2F005C#2F005C
HEX#2F005C
RGBrgb(47, 0, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0, 0.3608
RGB percentages18.4%, 0%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(270.7, 100%, 18%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.7, 100%, 36.1%)
CMYK48.9%, 100%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,080,284
CSS custom property--colour: #2F005C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.47:1
Contrast with white16.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#D0FFA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001F5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#001E5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#231F33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.3Indigo · ΔE 17.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Navy · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Purple · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D5C00
Analogous#01005C, #5C005B
Triadic#5C2F00, #005C2F
Split complementary#5B5C00, #005C01
Tetradic#5C0100, #2D5C00, #005B5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9629FF
Lighter +30%#7D00F5
Lighter +20%#6300C2
Lighter +10%#49008F
Darker −10%#150029
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F005C
Less saturated −25%#2F0C51

Channel breakdown

R47
G0
B92
Red47 (18.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue270.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness18.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 00 · B 5C

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