Colour

#2900CA

#2900CA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2900CA is a blue with RGB values 41, 0, 202 and HSL 252°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2900CA#2900CA

HEX#2900CA

RGBrgb(41, 0, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0, 0.7922

RGB percentages16.1%, 0%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(252.2, 100%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 100%, 79.2%)

CMYK79.7%, 100%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,687,178

CSS custom property--colour: #2900CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.79:1

Contrast with white10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#D6FF35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0046CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0034C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 3.6 Blue violet · ΔE 21.2 Blue · ΔE 24.1 Dark violet · ΔE 24.2 Dark blue · ΔE 27.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 3.6, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1CA00

Analogous#003CCA, #8E00CA

Triadic#CA2900, #00CA29

Split complementary#CA8E00, #3CCA00

Tetradic#CA003C, #A1CA00, #00CA8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AC97FF

Lighter +30%#8364FF

Lighter +20%#5B31FF

Lighter +10%#3300FD

Darker −10%#1F0097

Darker −20%#140064

Darker −30%#0A0031

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2900CA

Less saturated −25%#3819B1

Channel breakdown

R41

B202

Red41 (16.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue252.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 00 · B CA

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