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Recognised as Colour

#2F1372

  • #2F1372
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2F1372 is a violet with RGB values 47, 19, 114 and HSL 258°, 71%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2F1372#2F1372
HEX#2F1372
RGBrgb(47, 19, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0745, 0.4471
RGB percentages18.4%, 7.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(257.7, 71.4%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.7, 83.3%, 44.7%)
CMYK58.8%, 83.3%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,085,170
CSS custom property--colour: #2F1372;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.41:1
Contrast with white14.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#D0EC8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002C75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#002770no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#102F43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 6.6Indigo · ΔE 14.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.8Navy · ΔE 18.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Dark blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 6.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#567213
Analogous#132672, #5F1372
Triadic#722F13, #13722F
Split complementary#725E13, #277213
Tetradic#721326, #567213, #13725F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8F6BE6
Lighter +30%#6E3FDF
Lighter +20%#5322C9
Lighter +10%#411A9E
Darker −10%#1D0C46
Darker −20%#0B041B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#280283
Less saturated −25%#362461

Channel breakdown

R47
G19
B114
Red47 (18.4%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue257.68°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 13 · B 72

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