Colour

#2F1E59

#2F1E59
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2F1E59 is a violet with RGB values 47, 30, 89 and HSL 257°, 50%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F1E59

RGBrgb(47, 30, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1176, 0.349

RGB percentages18.4%, 11.8%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(257.3, 49.6%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 66.3%, 34.9%)

CMYK47.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,087,961

CSS custom property--colour: #2F1E59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.47:1

Contrast with white14.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#D0E1A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002A5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#002858no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#232B38no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 18.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.6 Indigo · ΔE 34.5 Purple · ΔE 37.3 Navy · ΔE 39.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48591E

Analogous#1E2B59, #4C1E59

Triadic#592F1E, #1E592F

Split complementary#594C1E, #2B591E

Tetradic#591E2B, #48591E, #1E594C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8E73D0

Lighter +30%#6F4DC3

Lighter +20%#5738A5

Lighter +10%#432B7F

Darker −10%#1B1133

Darker −20%#07040D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#290F68

Less saturated −25%#352D4A

Channel breakdown

R47

G30

B89

Red47 (18.4%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue257.29°

Saturation (HSL)49.58%

Lightness23.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 1E · B 59

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