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Recognised as Colour

#2A1EBC

  • #2A1EBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2A1EBC is a blue with RGB values 42, 30, 188 and HSL 245°, 72%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2A1EBC#2A1EBC
HEX#2A1EBC
RGBrgb(42, 30, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1176, 0.7373
RGB percentages16.5%, 11.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(244.6, 72.5%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.6, 84%, 73.7%)
CMYK77.7%, 84%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,760,380
CSS custom property--colour: #2A1EBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D5E143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005270no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16.1Medium blue · ΔE 18Navy · ΔE 20.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Indigo · ΔE 26Dark violet · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0BC1E
Analogous#1E61BC, #791EBC
Triadic#BC2A1E, #1EBC2A
Split complementary#BC791E, #61BC1E
Tetradic#BC1E61, #B0BC1E, #1EBC79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8B3F3
Lighter +30%#8F87EC
Lighter +20%#665BE5
Lighter +10%#3C2FDE
Darker −10%#201790
Darker −20%#161064
Darker −30%#0D0938
Darker −40%#03020C
More saturated +25%#1303D7
Less saturated −25%#4139A1

Channel breakdown

R42
G30
B188
Red42 (16.5%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue244.56°
Saturation (HSL)72.48%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 1E · B BC

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