Recognised as Colour
#2A09A0
- #2A09A0
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#2A09A0 is a blue with RGB values 42, 9, 160 and HSL 253°, 89%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#2A09A0#2A09A0
HEX#2A09A0
RGBrgb(42, 9, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0353, 0.6275
RGB percentages16.5%, 3.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(253.1, 89.3%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.1, 94.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK73.8%, 94.4%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,754,976
CSS custom property--colour: #2A09A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.76:1
Contrast with white12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#D5F65F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7FA009
Analogous#0934A0, #7509A0
Triadic#A02A09, #09A02A
Split complementary#A07509, #34A009
Tetradic#A00934, #7FA009, #09A075
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G9
B160
Red42 (16.5%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue253.11°
Saturation (HSL)89.35%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 09 · B A0
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