Colour

#2902A6

#2902A6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2902A6 is a blue with RGB values 41, 2, 166 and HSL 254°, 98%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2902A6

RGBrgb(41, 2, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0078, 0.651

RGB percentages16.1%, 0.8%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(254.3, 97.6%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 98.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK75.3%, 98.8%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,687,654

CSS custom property--colour: #2902A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.7:1

Contrast with white12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#D6FD59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0039AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#002CA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#004260no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.3 Navy · ΔE 16.4 Medium blue · ΔE 19.7 Indigo · ΔE 22.2 Blue violet · ΔE 24.4 Dark violet · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FA602

Analogous#022DA6, #7B02A6

Triadic#A62902, #02A629

Split complementary#A67B02, #2DA602

Tetradic#A6022D, #7FA602, #02A67B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9777FD

Lighter +30%#7044FD

Lighter +20%#4A12FC

Lighter +10%#3503D8

Darker −10%#1D0174

Darker −20%#100141

Darker −30%#04000F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2800A8

Less saturated −25%#341791

Channel breakdown

R41

B166

Red41 (16.1%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue254.27°

Saturation (HSL)97.62%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 02 · B A6

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