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Colour

#2A00C6

  • #2A00C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2A00C6 is a blue with RGB values 42, 0, 198 and HSL 253°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2A00C6#2A00C6
HEX#2A00C6
RGBrgb(42, 0, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0, 0.7765
RGB percentages16.5%, 0%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(252.7, 100%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 100%, 77.6%)
CMYK78.8%, 100%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,752,710
CSS custom property--colour: #2A00C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#D5FF39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0033C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005173no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.8Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Dark blue · ΔE 26Blue · ΔE 26Navy · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CC600
Analogous#0039C6, #8D00C6
Triadic#C62A00, #00C62A
Split complementary#C68D00, #39C600
Tetradic#C60039, #9CC600, #00C68D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AA93FF
Lighter +30%#8260FF
Lighter +20%#5A2DFF
Lighter +10%#3500F9
Darker −10%#1F0093
Darker −20%#140060
Darker −30%#0A002D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A00C6
Less saturated −25%#3819AD

Channel breakdown

R42
G0
B198
Red42 (16.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue252.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 00 · B C6

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