Recognised as Colour

#212AB1

#212AB1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#212AB1 is a blue with RGB values 33, 42, 177 and HSL 236°, 69%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#212AB1

RGBrgb(33, 42, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.1647, 0.6941

RGB percentages12.9%, 16.5%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(236.3, 68.6%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 81.4%, 69.4%)

CMYK81.4%, 76.3%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,173,617

CSS custom property--colour: #212AB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.34:1

Contrast with white10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#DED54E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0047B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0039AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00526Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13.8 Navy · ΔE 15.8 Indigo · ΔE 20.3 Slate blue · ΔE 24.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1A821

Analogous#2172B1, #6021B1

Triadic#B1212A, #2AB121

Split complementary#B16021, #72B121

Tetradic#B12172, #B1A821, #21B160

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AEB2F0

Lighter +30%#8389E8

Lighter +20%#5861E0

Lighter +10%#2D38D8

Darker −10%#192086

Darker −20%#11165B

Darker −30%#090B30

Darker −40%#010105

More saturated +25%#0713CB

Less saturated −25%#3B4197

Channel breakdown

R33

G42

B177

Red33 (12.9%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue236.25°

Saturation (HSL)68.57%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 2A · B B1

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