All About Color #2A1551

#2A1551

About #2A1551

#2A1551 is a dark purple color with the hex code #2A1551. In RGB it is red 42, green 21, blue 81; in HSL it is hue 261°, saturation 59%, lightness 20%; in CMYK it is 48%, 74%, 0%, 68%. Its contrast ratio is 15.85:1 on white and 1.32:1 on black.

#2A1551 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 15, 51
CMYK48.15%, 74.07%, 0.00%, 68.24%
RGB Decimal42, 21, 81
HSL261°, 59%, 20%
RGB Octal52, 25, 121
HSV (HSB)261.00°, 74.07%, 31.76%
RGB Binary101010, 10101, 1010001
CIE-L*AB13.37, 26.13, -32.98
RGB Percent16.47%, 8.24%, 31.76%
CIE-L*CH13.37, 42.08, 308.40
XYZ2.71, 1.62, 7.96
CIE-L*UV13.37, 2.60, -31.54
xyY0.22, 0.13, 1.62
Hunter-Lab12.74, 15.66, -28.11
RYB16.47%, 8.24%, 31.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A1551 on a dark background: contrast 1.32:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A1551 on a light background: contrast 15.85:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A1551, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A1551 · #50289A · #0A0514 · #3C5115 · #729A28

Analogous palette

#153C51 · #151E51 · #2A1551 · #481551 · #51153C

Triadic palette

#2A1551 · #512A15 · #15512A · #50289A · #9A5028

Tetradic palette

#2A1551 · #51151E · #3C5115 · #155148 · #0A0514

Monochromatic palette

#0A0514 · #0A0514 · #2A1551 · #49258E · #6934CB

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