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Recognised as Colour

#2922AE

  • #2922AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2922AE is a blue with RGB values 41, 34, 174 and HSL 243°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2922AE#2922AE
HEX#2922AE
RGBrgb(41, 34, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1333, 0.6824
RGB percentages16.1%, 13.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(243, 67.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243, 80.5%, 68.2%)
CMYK76.4%, 80.5%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,695,854
CSS custom property--colour: #2922AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.86:1
Contrast with white10.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D6DD51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#004E68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.5Navy · ΔE 14.7Indigo · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7Blue violet · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7AE22
Analogous#2261AE, #6F22AE
Triadic#AE2922, #22AE29
Split complementary#AE6F22, #61AE22
Tetradic#AE2261, #A7AE22, #22AE6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0ADEF
Lighter +30%#8782E7
Lighter +20%#5E58DE
Lighter +10%#352DD6
Darker −10%#1F1A83
Darker −20%#151159
Darker −30%#0B092E
Darker −40%#010103
More saturated +25%#1208C8
Less saturated −25%#403C94

Channel breakdown

R41
G34
B174
Red41 (16.1%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue243°
Saturation (HSL)67.31%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 22 · B AE

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