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Recognised as Colour

#2A01AE

  • #2A01AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2A01AE is a blue with RGB values 42, 1, 174 and HSL 254°, 99%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2A01AE#2A01AE
HEX#2A01AE
RGBrgb(42, 1, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0039, 0.6824
RGB percentages16.5%, 0.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(254.2, 98.9%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 99.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK75.9%, 99.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,752,942
CSS custom property--colour: #2A01AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#D5FE51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003CB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004665no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15Medium blue · ΔE 15.8Navy · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 25Indigo · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85AE01
Analogous#012EAE, #8101AE
Triadic#AE2A01, #01AE2A
Split complementary#AE8101, #2EAE01
Tetradic#AE012E, #85AE01, #01AE81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9B7DFE
Lighter +30%#754AFE
Lighter +20%#4E17FE
Lighter +10%#3601E1
Darker −10%#1E017B
Darker −20%#120049
Darker −30%#050016
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2900AF
Less saturated −25%#361798

Channel breakdown

R42
G1
B174
Red42 (16.5%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue254.22°
Saturation (HSL)98.86%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 01 · B AE

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