Recognised as Colour
#2F0479
- #2F0479
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#2F0479 is a violet with RGB values 47, 4, 121 and HSL 262°, 94%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#2F0479#2F0479
HEX#2F0479
RGBrgb(47, 4, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0157, 0.4745
RGB percentages18.4%, 1.6%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(262.1, 93.6%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 96.7%, 47.5%)
CMYK61.2%, 96.7%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,081,337
CSS custom property--colour: #2F0479;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.85:1
Contrast with white14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#D0FB86
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E7904
Analogous#041379, #6A0479
Triadic#792F04, #04792F
Split complementary#796A04, #137904
Tetradic#790413, #4E7904, #04796A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G4
B121
Red47 (18.4%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue262.05°
Saturation (HSL)93.6%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 04 · B 79
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