Colour

#2F1049

#2F1049
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2F1049 is a violet with RGB values 47, 16, 73 and HSL 273°, 64%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F1049

RGBrgb(47, 16, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0627, 0.2863

RGB percentages18.4%, 6.3%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(272.6, 64%, 17.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.6, 78.1%, 28.6%)

CMYK35.6%, 78.1%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,084,361

CSS custom property--colour: #2F1049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.26:1

Contrast with white16.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#D0EFB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001F4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#002048no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2A1D2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 21.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.2 Indigo · ΔE 35 Purple · ΔE 36.5 Navy · ΔE 40.7

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 21.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A4910

Analogous#131049, #491046

Triadic#492F10, #10492F

Split complementary#464910, #104913

Tetradic#491310, #2A4910, #104649

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#994DD8

Lighter +30%#802CC6

Lighter +20%#65229D

Lighter +10%#4A1973

Darker −10%#14071F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#300554

Less saturated −25%#2E1B3E

Channel breakdown

R47

G16

B73

Red47 (18.4%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue272.63°

Saturation (HSL)64.04%

Lightness17.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 10 · B 49

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