Recognised as Colour

#2F0237

#2F0237
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2F0237 is a magenta with RGB values 47, 2, 55 and HSL 291°, 93%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F0237

RGBrgb(47, 2, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0078, 0.2157

RGB percentages18.4%, 0.8%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(290.9, 93%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 96.4%, 21.6%)

CMYK14.5%, 96.4%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,080,759

CSS custom property--colour: #2F0237;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.73:1

Contrast with white17.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#D0FDC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001538no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#071A36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2F0D1Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 27.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.8 Purple · ΔE 38.2 Black · ΔE 38.9 Indigo · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 27.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0A3702

Analogous#150237, #370225

Triadic#372F02, #02372F

Split complementary#253702, #023714

Tetradic#371402, #0A3702, #022537

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D30FF6

Lighter +30%#AD07CB

Lighter +20%#830699

Lighter +10%#590468

Darker −10%#050006

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#300039

Less saturated −25%#2A0930

Channel breakdown

R47

B55

Red47 (18.4%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue290.94°

Saturation (HSL)92.98%

Lightness11.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 02 · B 37

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