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Recognised as Colour

#2A0DBF

  • #2A0DBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2A0DBF is a blue with RGB values 42, 13, 191 and HSL 250°, 87%, 40%. 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

#2A0DBF#2A0DBF
HEX#2A0DBF
RGBrgb(42, 13, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.051, 0.749
RGB percentages16.5%, 5.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(249.8, 87.3%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 93.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK78%, 93.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,756,031
CSS custom property--colour: #2A0DBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11:1
Contrast with white11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#D5F240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0034BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.3Dark blue · ΔE 20.7Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Navy · ΔE 25.9Dark orchid · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2BF0D
Analogous#0D49BF, #830DBF
Triadic#BF2A0D, #0DBF2A
Split complementary#BF830D, #49BF0D
Tetradic#BF0D49, #A2BF0D, #0DBF83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEA0F9
Lighter +30%#8670F5
Lighter +20%#5D40F2
Lighter +10%#3510EF
Darker −10%#200A8F
Darker −20%#150660
Darker −30%#0B0330
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2100CC
Less saturated −25%#3B27A6

Channel breakdown

R42
G13
B191
Red42 (16.5%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue249.78°
Saturation (HSL)87.25%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 0D · B BF

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