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Recognised as Colour

#2F01AF

  • #2F01AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2F01AF is a violet with RGB values 47, 1, 175 and HSL 256°, 99%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2F01AF#2F01AF
HEX#2F01AF
RGBrgb(47, 1, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0039, 0.6863
RGB percentages18.4%, 0.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(255.9, 98.9%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.9, 99.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK73.1%, 99.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,080,623
CSS custom property--colour: #2F01AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#D0FE50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003DB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#002FACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004665no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.4Medium blue · ΔE 15.8Navy · ΔE 20.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 24.3Indigo · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81AF01
Analogous#012AAF, #8601AF
Triadic#AF2F01, #01AF2F
Split complementary#AF8601, #2AAF01
Tetradic#AF012A, #81AF01, #01AF86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A07EFE
Lighter +30%#7A4BFE
Lighter +20%#5518FE
Lighter +10%#3D01E2
Darker −10%#21017C
Darker −20%#14004A
Darker −30%#060017
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F00B0
Less saturated −25%#391799

Channel breakdown

R47
G1
B175
Red47 (18.4%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue255.86°
Saturation (HSL)98.86%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 01 · B AF

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