Colour

#2917B2

#2917B2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2917B2 is a blue with RGB values 41, 23, 178 and HSL 247°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2917B2

RGBrgb(41, 23, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0902, 0.698

RGB percentages16.1%, 9%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(247, 77.1%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247, 87.1%, 69.8%)

CMYK77%, 87.1%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,693,042

CSS custom property--colour: #2917B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.29:1

Contrast with white11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#D6E84D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0041B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0033B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#004C69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13.1 Navy · ΔE 17.9 Medium blue · ΔE 19.7 Blue violet · ΔE 23.1 Indigo · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0B217

Analogous#1752B2, #7717B2

Triadic#B22917, #17B229

Split complementary#B27717, #52B217

Tetradic#B21752, #A0B217, #17B277

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ABA2F3

Lighter +30%#8375ED

Lighter +20%#5A48E7

Lighter +10%#331DDF

Darker −10%#1F1185

Darker −20%#140B58

Darker −30%#0A052B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1700C9

Less saturated −25%#3C3099

Channel breakdown

R41

G23

B178

Red41 (16.1%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue246.97°

Saturation (HSL)77.11%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 17 · B B2

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Colour values

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