Recognised as Colour

#2A1961

#2A1961
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2A1961 is a blue with RGB values 42, 25, 97 and HSL 254°, 59%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A1961

RGBrgb(42, 25, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.098, 0.3804

RGB percentages16.5%, 9.8%, 38%

HSLhsl(254.2, 59%, 23.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 74.2%, 38%)

CMYK56.7%, 74.2%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,759,009

CSS custom property--colour: #2A1961;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.89:1

Contrast with white14.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#D5E69E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002963no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#002560no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#142C3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3 Indigo · ΔE 26.9 Navy · ΔE 31.2 Purple · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#506119

Analogous#192C61, #4E1961

Triadic#612A19, #19612A

Split complementary#614E19, #2C6119

Tetradic#61192C, #506119, #19614E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#866DD9

Lighter +30%#6544CF

Lighter +20%#4D2EB2

Lighter +10%#3C238A

Darker −10%#180F38

Darker −20%#070410

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#220A70

Less saturated −25%#322852

Channel breakdown

R42

G25

B97

Red42 (16.5%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue254.17°

Saturation (HSL)59.02%

Lightness23.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 19 · B 61

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