Colour

#2F2548

#2F2548
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2F2548 is a violet with RGB values 47, 37, 72 and HSL 257°, 32%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F2548

RGBrgb(47, 37, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1451, 0.2824

RGB percentages18.4%, 14.5%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(257.1, 32.1%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 48.6%, 28.2%)

CMYK34.7%, 48.6%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,089,736

CSS custom property--colour: #2F2548;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.2:1

Contrast with white14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#D0DAB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A2B49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C2A47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2A2B33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3 Black · ΔE 30.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 34.3 Dim grey · ΔE 36.5 Slate grey · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E4825

Analogous#252D48, #412548

Triadic#482F25, #25482F

Split complementary#484025, #2D4825

Tetradic#48252D, #3E4825, #254840

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8F7DBC

Lighter +30%#725BAB

Lighter +20%#5B488B

Lighter +10%#45366A

Darker −10%#191426

Darker −20%#030205

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#291756

Less saturated −25%#35333A

Channel breakdown

R47

G37

B72

Red47 (18.4%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue257.14°

Saturation (HSL)32.11%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 25 · B 48

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