Recognised as Colour
#2A1EA2
- #2A1EA2
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#2A1EA2 is a blue with RGB values 42, 30, 162 and HSL 245°, 69%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#2A1EA2#2A1EA2
HEX#2A1EA2
RGBrgb(42, 30, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1176, 0.6353
RGB percentages16.5%, 11.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(245.5, 68.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 81.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK74.1%, 81.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,760,354
CSS custom property--colour: #2A1EA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.63:1
Contrast with white11.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D5E15D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96A21E
Analogous#1E54A2, #6C1EA2
Triadic#A22A1E, #1EA22A
Split complementary#A26C1E, #54A21E
Tetradic#A21E54, #96A21E, #1EA26C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G30
B162
Red42 (16.5%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue245.45°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 1E · B A2
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