Recognised as Colour

#2F1753

#2F1753
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2F1753 is a violet with RGB values 47, 23, 83 and HSL 264°, 57%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F1753

RGBrgb(47, 23, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0902, 0.3255

RGB percentages18.4%, 9%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(264, 56.6%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264, 72.3%, 32.5%)

CMYK43.4%, 72.3%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,086,163

CSS custom property--colour: #2F1753;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.35:1

Contrast with white15.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#D0E8AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002555no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#002452no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#262532no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 18.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.6 Indigo · ΔE 33.2 Purple · ΔE 35.9 Navy · ΔE 38.6

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B5317

Analogous#171D53, #4D1753

Triadic#532F17, #17532F

Split complementary#534D17, #1D5317

Tetradic#53171D, #3B5317, #17534D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9062D4

Lighter +30%#733AC9

Lighter +20%#5C2DA3

Lighter +10%#46227B

Darker −10%#180C2B

Darker −20%#020103

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C0A60

Less saturated −25%#322446

Channel breakdown

R47

G23

B83

Red47 (18.4%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue264°

Saturation (HSL)56.6%

Lightness20.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 17 · B 53

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