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Colour

#2906AF

  • #2906AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2906AF is a blue with RGB values 41, 6, 175 and HSL 252°, 93%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2906AF#2906AF
HEX#2906AF
RGBrgb(41, 6, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0235, 0.6863
RGB percentages16.1%, 2.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(252.4, 93.4%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 96.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK76.6%, 96.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,688,687
CSS custom property--colour: #2906AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.07:1
Contrast with white12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#D6F950

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003DB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002EACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#004766no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.6Medium blue · ΔE 16.4Navy · ΔE 19.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Dark violet · ΔE 25.3Indigo · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CAF06
Analogous#0637AF, #7E06AF
Triadic#AF2906, #06AF29
Split complementary#AF7E06, #37AF06
Tetradic#AF0638, #8CAF06, #06AF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9E86FB
Lighter +30%#7755F9
Lighter +20%#4F24F7
Lighter +10%#3508E0
Darker −10%#1D047E
Darker −20%#12034C
Darker −30%#06011B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2500B5
Less saturated −25%#361D98

Channel breakdown

R41
G6
B175
Red41 (16.1%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue252.43°
Saturation (HSL)93.37%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 06 · B AF

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