Colour

#2A1DCA

#2A1DCA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2A1DCA is a blue with RGB values 42, 29, 202 and HSL 245°, 75%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2A1DCA#2A1DCA

HEX#2A1DCA

RGBrgb(42, 29, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1137, 0.7922

RGB percentages16.5%, 11.4%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(244.5, 74.9%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 85.6%, 79.2%)

CMYK79.2%, 85.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,760,138

CSS custom property--colour: #2A1DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.87:1

Contrast with white9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#D5E235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#003AC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#005878no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.4 Blue violet · ΔE 19.4 Dark blue · ΔE 22.4 Dark violet · ΔE 24.3 Navy · ΔE 27.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDCA1D

Analogous#1D67CA, #801DCA

Triadic#CA2A1D, #1DCA2A

Split complementary#CA801D, #67CA1D

Tetradic#CA1D67, #BDCA1D, #1DCA80

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2BDF6

Lighter +30%#9891EF

Lighter +20%#6E64E9

Lighter +10%#4438E2

Darker −10%#21179D

Darker −20%#171071

Darker −30%#0E0A44

Darker −40%#050318

More saturated +25%#1100E7

Less saturated −25%#433AAD

Channel breakdown

R42

G29

B202

Red42 (16.5%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue244.51°

Saturation (HSL)74.89%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 1D · B CA

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Colour harmonies

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