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Colour

#2A01DE

  • #2A01DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2A01DE is a blue with RGB values 42, 1, 222 and HSL 251°, 99%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2A01DE#2A01DE
HEX#2A01DE
RGBrgb(42, 1, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0039, 0.8706
RGB percentages16.5%, 0.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(251.1, 99.1%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 99.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK81.1%, 99.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,752,990
CSS custom property--colour: #2A01DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#D5FE21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0039DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.8Blue · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 24.1Dark violet · ΔE 27.1Dark blue · ΔE 36.5Dark orchid · ΔE 38.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5DE01
Analogous#0146DE, #9901DE
Triadic#DE2A01, #01DE2A
Split complementary#DE9901, #47DE01
Tetradic#DE0146, #B5DE01, #01DE99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCACFF
Lighter +30%#927AFE
Lighter +20%#6947FE
Lighter +10%#3F14FE
Darker −10%#2001AB
Darker −20%#170178
Darker −30%#0D0046
Darker −40%#040013
More saturated +25%#2900DF
Less saturated −25%#3C1DC2

Channel breakdown

R42
G1
B222
Red42 (16.5%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue251.13°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 01 · B DE

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