Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#2714AA

  • #2714AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2714AA is a blue with RGB values 39, 20, 170 and HSL 248°, 79%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2714AA#2714AA
HEX#2714AA
RGBrgb(39, 20, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0784, 0.6667
RGB percentages15.3%, 7.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(247.6, 78.9%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 88.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK77.1%, 88.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,561,194
CSS custom property--colour: #2714AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#D8EB55

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#003EAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0030A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004864no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#97AA14
Analogous#144CAA, #7214AA
Triadic#AA2714, #14AA27
Split complementary#AA7214, #4CAA14
Tetradic#AA144C, #97AA14, #14AA72

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#A397F3
Lighter +30%#7A6AED
Lighter +20%#523CE8
Lighter +10%#3119D8
Darker −10%#1D0F7C
Darker −20%#12094F
Darker −30%#080421
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1800BE
Less saturated −25%#392C92

Channel breakdown

R39
G20
B170
Red39 (15.3%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue247.6°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 14 · B AA

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “2714aa” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.