All About Color #2A175E

#2A175E

About #2A175E

#2A175E is a dark purple color with the hex code #2A175E. In RGB it is red 42, green 23, blue 94; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 61%, lightness 23%; in CMYK it is 55%, 76%, 0%, 63%. Its contrast ratio is 15.19:1 on white and 1.38:1 on black.

#2A175E Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 17, 5E
CMYK55.32%, 75.53%, 0.00%, 63.14%
RGB Decimal42, 23, 94
HSL256°, 61%, 23%
RGB Octal52, 27, 136
HSV (HSB)256.06°, 75.53%, 36.86%
RGB Binary101010, 10111, 1011110
CIE-L*AB15.02, 29.08, -39.05
RGB Percent16.47%, 9.02%, 36.86%
CIE-L*CH15.02, 48.69, 306.68
XYZ3.28, 1.91, 10.79
CIE-L*UV15.02, 1.21, -39.20
xyY0.21, 0.12, 1.91
Hunter-Lab13.83, 18.14, -36.55
RYB16.47%, 9.02%, 36.86%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A175E on a dark background: contrast 1.38:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A175E on a light background: contrast 15.19:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A175E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A175E · #4B29A8 · #090515 · #4B5E17 · #86A829

Analogous palette

#174B5E · #17285E · #2A175E · #4E175E · #5E174B

Triadic palette

#2A175E · #5E2A17 · #175E2A · #4B29A8 · #A84B29

Tetradic palette

#2A175E · #5E1728 · #4B5E17 · #175E4E · #090515

Monochromatic palette

#090515 · #0F0821 · #2A175E · #45269C · #653ED0

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