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Colour

#211CA2

  • #211CA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#211CA2 is a blue with RGB values 33, 28, 162 and HSL 242°, 71%, 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

#211CA2#211CA2
HEX#211CA2
RGBrgb(33, 28, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.1098, 0.6353
RGB percentages12.9%, 11%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(242.2, 70.5%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 82.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK79.6%, 82.7%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,170,018
CSS custom property--colour: #211CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#DEE35D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003DA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#0030A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004760no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 8.6Navy · ΔE 10.9Indigo · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8Midnight blue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DA21C
Analogous#1C5AA2, #641CA2
Triadic#A2211C, #1CA221
Split complementary#A2641C, #5AA21C
Tetradic#A21C5A, #9DA21C, #1CA264

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9F9CEE
Lighter +30%#7571E6
Lighter +20%#4B45DF
Lighter +10%#2A24CD
Darker −10%#181477
Darker −20%#0F0D4B
Darker −30%#060520
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B04BA
Less saturated −25%#37348A

Channel breakdown

R33
G28
B162
Red33 (12.9%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue242.24°
Saturation (HSL)70.53%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 1C · B A2

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