Colour

#2F1842

#2F1842
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2F1842 is a violet with RGB values 47, 24, 66 and HSL 273°, 47%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F1842

RGBrgb(47, 24, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0941, 0.2588

RGB percentages18.4%, 9.4%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(272.9, 46.7%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.9, 63.6%, 25.9%)

CMYK28.8%, 63.6%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,086,402

CSS custom property--colour: #2F1842;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.79:1

Contrast with white15.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#D0E7BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#092243no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#122341no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2C202Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 29.4 Black · ΔE 33.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.6 Dim grey · ΔE 43.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B4218

Analogous#1A1842, #421840

Triadic#422F18, #18422F

Split complementary#404218, #18421A

Tetradic#421A18, #2B4218, #184042

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9861C5

Lighter +30%#7F41B2

Lighter +20%#64338D

Lighter +10%#4A2667

Darker −10%#140A1D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#300D4D

Less saturated −25%#2E2337

Channel breakdown

R47

G24

B66

Red47 (18.4%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue272.86°

Saturation (HSL)46.67%

Lightness17.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 18 · B 42

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