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Colour

#2A169C

  • #2A169C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2A169C is a blue with RGB values 42, 22, 156 and HSL 249°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2A169C#2A169C
HEX#2A169C
RGBrgb(42, 22, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0863, 0.6118
RGB percentages16.5%, 8.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(249, 75.3%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249, 85.9%, 61.2%)
CMYK73.1%, 85.9%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,758,300
CSS custom property--colour: #2A169C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.4:1
Contrast with white12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#D5E963

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003AA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002E9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00425Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 7.3Navy · ΔE 9.4Indigo · ΔE 14.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9Midnight blue · ΔE 25.5Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 7.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#889C16
Analogous#16459C, #6D169C
Triadic#9C2A16, #169C2A
Split complementary#9C6D16, #459C16
Tetradic#9C1645, #889C16, #169C6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9D8FEF
Lighter +30%#7662E9
Lighter +20%#4F35E3
Lighter +10%#361CC9
Darker −10%#1E106F
Darker −20%#120943
Darker −30%#060316
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B00B2
Less saturated −25%#3A2C86

Channel breakdown

R42
G22
B156
Red42 (16.5%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue248.96°
Saturation (HSL)75.28%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 16 · B 9C

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