Recognised as Colour

#2529B7

#2529B7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2529B7 is a blue with RGB values 37, 41, 183 and HSL 238°, 66%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2529B7

RGBrgb(37, 41, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1608, 0.7176

RGB percentages14.5%, 16.1%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(238.4, 66.4%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 79.8%, 71.8%)

CMYK79.8%, 77.6%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,435,511

CSS custom property--colour: #2529B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.1:1

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

Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#DAD648

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#003AB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00546Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.3 Navy · ΔE 17.4 Indigo · ΔE 22 Blue violet · ΔE 26.3 Medium blue · ΔE 26.4 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7B325

Analogous#2572B7, #6A25B7

Triadic#B72529, #29B725

Split complementary#B76A25, #72B725

Tetradic#B72572, #B7B325, #25B76A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7B9F1

Lighter +30%#8D90E8

Lighter +20%#6366DF

Lighter +10%#383DD7

Darker −10%#1C1F8D

Darker −20%#141662

Darker −30%#0B0C38

Darker −40%#03030D

More saturated +25%#0A0FD3

Less saturated −25%#41439C

Channel breakdown

R37

G41

B183

Red37 (14.5%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue238.36°

Saturation (HSL)66.36%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 29 · B B7

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Colour harmonies

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