Recognised as Colour
#2F0082
- #2F0082
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#2F0082 is a violet with RGB values 47, 0, 130 and HSL 262°, 100%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#2F0082#2F0082
HEX#2F0082
RGBrgb(47, 0, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0, 0.5098
RGB percentages18.4%, 0%, 51%
HSLhsl(261.7, 100%, 25.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 100%, 51%)
CMYK63.8%, 100%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,080,322
CSS custom property--colour: #2F0082;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#D0FF7D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#538200
Analogous#001282, #700082
Triadic#822F00, #00822F
Split complementary#827000, #128200
Tetradic#820012, #538200, #008270
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G0
B130
Red47 (18.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue261.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness25.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 00 · B 82
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