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Recognised as Colour

#2A13CE

  • #2A13CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2A13CE is a blue with RGB values 42, 19, 206 and HSL 247°, 83%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2A13CE#2A13CE
HEX#2A13CE
RGBrgb(42, 19, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0745, 0.8078
RGB percentages16.5%, 7.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(247.4, 83.1%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.4, 90.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK79.6%, 90.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,757,582
CSS custom property--colour: #2A13CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#D5EC31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005779no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.1Blue violet · ΔE 19.9Dark violet · ΔE 23.9Blue · ΔE 26.1Dark blue · ΔE 26.4Dark orchid · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7CE13
Analogous#1359CE, #8813CE
Triadic#CE2A13, #13CE2A
Split complementary#CE8713, #5ACE13
Tetradic#CE1359, #B7CE13, #13CE88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDB5F8
Lighter +30%#9486F4
Lighter +20%#6A57F0
Lighter +10%#4129EB
Darker −10%#200F9F
Darker −20%#170A71
Darker −30%#0D0642
Darker −40%#040213
More saturated +25%#1C00E1
Less saturated −25%#3F2FB2

Channel breakdown

R42
G19
B206
Red42 (16.5%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue247.38°
Saturation (HSL)83.11%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 13 · B CE

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