Colour

#2F1237

#2F1237
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2F1237 is a violet with RGB values 47, 18, 55 and HSL 287°, 51%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2F1237#2F1237

HEX#2F1237

RGBrgb(47, 18, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0706, 0.2157

RGB percentages18.4%, 7.1%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(287, 50.7%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287, 67.3%, 21.6%)

CMYK14.5%, 67.3%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,084,855

CSS custom property--colour: #2F1237;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.63:1

Contrast with white16.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#D0EDC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#091C38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#141F36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#2F1822no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.9 Dim grey · ΔE 43.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A3712

Analogous#1D1237, #37122C

Triadic#372F12, #12372F

Split complementary#2D3712, #12371C

Tetradic#371D12, #1A3712, #122C37

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AC4FC6

Lighter +30%#9238AA

Lighter +20%#712B84

Lighter +10%#501F5D

Darker −10%#0E0511

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#340940

Less saturated −25%#2A1B2E

Channel breakdown

R47

G18

B55

Red47 (18.4%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue287.03°

Saturation (HSL)50.68%

Lightness14.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 12 · B 37

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