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Recognised as Colour

#2A1E56

  • #2A1E56
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A1E56 is a blue with RGB values 42, 30, 86 and HSL 253°, 48%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2A1E56#2A1E56
HEX#2A1E56
RGBrgb(42, 30, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1176, 0.3373
RGB percentages16.5%, 11.8%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(252.9, 48.3%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 65.1%, 33.7%)
CMYK51.2%, 65.1%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,760,278
CSS custom property--colour: #2A1E56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.8:1
Contrast with white14.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#D5E1A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002958no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#002655no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#1C2B36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Midnight blue · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.8Indigo · ΔE 36.8Purple · ΔE 39.7Slate blue · ΔE 41.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A561E
Analogous#1E2E56, #461E56
Triadic#562A1E, #1E562A
Split complementary#56461E, #2E561E
Tetradic#561E2E, #4A561E, #1E5646

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8672CE
Lighter +30%#654CC1
Lighter +20%#4F38A2
Lighter +10%#3C2B7C
Darker −10%#181130
Darker −20%#05040A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#221065
Less saturated −25%#322D48

Channel breakdown

R42
G30
B86
Red42 (16.5%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue252.86°
Saturation (HSL)48.28%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 1E · B 56

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