Recognised as Colour
#2A0AAC
- #2A0AAC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#2A0AAC is a blue with RGB values 42, 10, 172 and HSL 252°, 89%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#2A0AAC#2A0AAC
HEX#2A0AAC
RGBrgb(42, 10, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0392, 0.6745
RGB percentages16.5%, 3.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(251.9, 89%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.9, 94.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK75.6%, 94.2%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,755,244
CSS custom property--colour: #2A0AAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.09:1
Contrast with white12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#D5F553
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8CAC0A
Analogous#0A3BAC, #7B0AAC
Triadic#AC2A0A, #0AAC2A
Split complementary#AC7B0A, #3BAC0A
Tetradic#AC0A3B, #8CAC0A, #0AAC7B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G10
B172
Red42 (16.5%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue251.85°
Saturation (HSL)89.01%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 0A · B AC
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