Colour

#2F005E

#2F005E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2F005E is a violet with RGB values 47, 0, 94 and HSL 270°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F005E

RGBrgb(47, 0, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0, 0.3686

RGB percentages18.4%, 0%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(270, 100%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 100%, 36.9%)

CMYK50%, 100%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,080,286

CSS custom property--colour: #2F005E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.37:1

Contrast with white16.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#D0FFA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002060no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#001E5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#222034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.1 Indigo · ΔE 16.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2 Navy · ΔE 22 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7 Purple · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F5E00

Analogous#00005E, #5E005E

Triadic#5E2F00, #005E2F

Split complementary#5E5E00, #005E00

Tetradic#5E0000, #2F5E00, #005E5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#952BFF

Lighter +30%#7C00F7

Lighter +20%#6200C4

Lighter +10%#490091

Darker −10%#16002B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F005E

Less saturated −25%#2F0C52

Channel breakdown

R47

B94

Red47 (18.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 00 · B 5E

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