Recognised as Colour

#2952DA

#2952DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2952DA is a blue with RGB values 41, 82, 218 and HSL 226°, 71%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2952DA

RGBrgb(41, 82, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3216, 0.8549

RGB percentages16.1%, 32.2%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(226.1, 70.5%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 81.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK81.2%, 62.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,708,186

CSS custom property--colour: #2952DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#D6AD25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00768Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15 Slate blue · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 27.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1 Dark blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAB129

Analogous#29AADA, #5929DA

Triadic#DA2952, #52DA29

Split complementary#DA5929, #AADA29

Tetradic#DA29AB, #DAB129, #29DA59

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7DFF8

Lighter +30%#ABBBF1

Lighter +20%#8098E9

Lighter +10%#5475E2

Darker −10%#1F41B1

Darker −20%#173186

Darker −30%#10215A

Darker −40%#08112F

More saturated +25%#0A41F9

Less saturated −25%#4863BB

Channel breakdown

R41

G82

B218

Red41 (16.1%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue226.1°

Saturation (HSL)70.52%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 52 · B DA

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