Recognised as Colour

#2F1846

#2F1846
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2F1846 is a violet with RGB values 47, 24, 70 and HSL 270°, 49%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F1846

RGBrgb(47, 24, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0941, 0.2745

RGB percentages18.4%, 9.4%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(270, 48.9%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 65.7%, 27.5%)

CMYK32.9%, 65.7%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,086,406

CSS custom property--colour: #2F1846;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.67:1

Contrast with white15.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#D0E7B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#052347no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0E2345no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2B212Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.8 Black · ΔE 35.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.1 Indigo · ΔE 41.7 Purple · ΔE 41.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F4618

Analogous#181846, #461846

Triadic#462F18, #18462F

Split complementary#464618, #184618

Tetradic#461818, #2F4618, #184646

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9561C9

Lighter +30%#7C3FB8

Lighter +20%#623292

Lighter +10%#49256C

Darker −10%#160B20

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F0C52

Less saturated −25%#2F243A

Channel breakdown

R47

G24

B70

Red47 (18.4%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)48.94%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 18 · B 46

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