All About Color #2B0099

#2B0099

About #2B0099

#2B0099 is a dark purple color with the hex code #2B0099. In RGB it is red 43, green 0, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 257°, saturation 100%, lightness 30%; in CMYK it is 72%, 100%, 0%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 13.44:1 on white and 1.56:1 on black.

#2B0099 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2B, 00, 99
CMYK71.90%, 100.00%, 0.00%, 40.00%
RGB Decimal43, 0, 153
HSL257°, 100%, 30%
RGB Octal53, 0, 231
HSV (HSB)256.86°, 100.00%, 60.00%
RGB Binary101011, 0, 10011001
CIE-L*AB19.28, 54.94, -69.78
RGB Percent16.86%, 0.00%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH19.28, 88.82, 308.22
XYZ6.75, 2.81, 30.32
CIE-L*UV19.28, -1.25, -72.03
xyY0.17, 0.07, 2.81
Hunter-Lab16.77, 42.44, -95.45
RYB16.86%, 0.00%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2B0099 on a dark background: contrast 1.56:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2B0099 on a light background: contrast 13.44:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2B0099, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2B0099 · #4500F5 · #11003D · #6E9900 · #AFF500

Analogous palette

#006E99 · #002199 · #2B0099 · #780099 · #99006E

Triadic palette

#2B0099 · #992B00 · #00992B · #4500F5 · #F54500

Tetradic palette

#2B0099 · #990021 · #6E9900 · #009978 · #11003D

Monochromatic palette

#07001A · #16004D · #2B0099 · #4100E6 · #6D33FF

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