Colour

#2A20BE

#2A20BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2A20BE is a blue with RGB values 42, 32, 190 and HSL 244°, 71%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A20BE

RGBrgb(42, 32, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1255, 0.7451

RGB percentages16.5%, 12.5%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(243.8, 71.2%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 83.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK77.9%, 83.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,760,894

CSS custom property--colour: #2A20BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.25:1

Contrast with white10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#D5DF41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0048C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0039BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005471no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16.6 Medium blue · ΔE 18.1 Navy · ΔE 21.3 Blue violet · ΔE 21.4 Dark violet · ΔE 26.1 Indigo · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4BE20

Analogous#2065BE, #7920BE

Triadic#BE2A20, #20BE2A

Split complementary#BE7920, #65BE20

Tetradic#BE2065, #B4BE20, #20BE79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBB7F3

Lighter +30%#928BEC

Lighter +20%#6860E4

Lighter +10%#3F34DD

Darker −10%#201992

Darker −20%#171167

Darker −30%#0D0A3B

Darker −40%#03030F

More saturated +25%#1204DA

Less saturated −25%#423CA2

Channel breakdown

R42

G32

B190

Red42 (16.5%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue243.8°

Saturation (HSL)71.17%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 20 · B BE

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