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Colour

#2A1BEF

  • #2A1BEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2A1BEF is a blue with RGB values 42, 27, 239 and HSL 244°, 87%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2A1BEF#2A1BEF
HEX#2A1BEF
RGBrgb(42, 27, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1059, 0.9373
RGB percentages16.5%, 10.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(244.2, 86.9%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.2, 88.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK82.4%, 88.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,759,663
CSS custom property--colour: #2A1BEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D5E410

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00678Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.6Blue · ΔE 13.4Blue violet · ΔE 24.8Dark violet · ΔE 28.8Dark orchid · ΔE 39.4Dark blue · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0EF1B
Analogous#1B76EF, #941BEF
Triadic#EF2A1B, #1BEF2A
Split complementary#EF941B, #76EF1B
Tetradic#EF1B76, #E0EF1B, #1BEF94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDAFC
Lighter +30%#B0AAF9
Lighter +20%#837AF6
Lighter +10%#574BF2
Darker −10%#1B0EC9
Darker −20%#150B99
Darker −30%#0E076A
Darker −40%#08043A
More saturated +25%#1C0BFF
Less saturated −25%#443AD1

Channel breakdown

R42
G27
B239
Red42 (16.5%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue244.25°
Saturation (HSL)86.89%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 1B · B EF

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