Recognised as Colour

#2112AD

#2112AD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2112AD is a blue with RGB values 33, 18, 173 and HSL 246°, 81%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2112AD

RGBrgb(33, 18, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.0706, 0.6784

RGB percentages12.9%, 7.1%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(245.8, 81.2%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 89.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK80.9%, 89.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,167,469

CSS custom property--colour: #2112AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.97:1

Contrast with white11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#DEED52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003EB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#002FABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#004965no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.8 Navy · ΔE 16.7 Medium blue · ΔE 19.9 Indigo · ΔE 23 Blue violet · ΔE 24.4 Dark violet · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EAD12

Analogous#1251AD, #6E12AD

Triadic#AD2112, #12AD21

Split complementary#AD6F12, #50AD12

Tetradic#AD1251, #9EAD12, #12AD6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A097F4

Lighter +30%#7669EF

Lighter +20%#4B3AEB

Lighter +10%#2A17DB

Darker −10%#180D7F

Darker −20%#0F0851

Darker −30%#070422

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1200BF

Less saturated −25%#342A95

Channel breakdown

R33

G18

B173

Red33 (12.9%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue245.81°

Saturation (HSL)81.15%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 12 · B AD

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