Colour

#2F009F

#2F009F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2F009F is a violet with RGB values 47, 0, 159 and HSL 258°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2F009F#2F009F

HEX#2F009F

RGBrgb(47, 0, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0, 0.6235

RGB percentages18.4%, 0%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(257.7, 100%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.7, 100%, 62.4%)

CMYK70.4%, 100%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,080,351

CSS custom property--colour: #2F009F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.95:1

Contrast with white12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#D0FF60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0037A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#002B9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Tritanopia#003F5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 8.9 Navy · ΔE 13.6 Indigo · ΔE 18.8 Medium blue · ΔE 23.1 Blue violet · ΔE 25.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#709F00

Analogous#00209F, #7F009F

Triadic#9F2F00, #009F2F

Split complementary#9F7F00, #209F00

Tetradic#9F0020, #709F00, #009F7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#976CFF

Lighter +30%#7439FF

Lighter +20%#5006FF

Lighter +10%#3E00D2

Darker −10%#20006C

Darker −20%#110039

Darker −30%#020006

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F009F

Less saturated −25%#37148B

Channel breakdown

R47

B159

Red47 (18.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue257.74°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 00 · B 9F

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