Recognised as Colour

#2A20DB

#2A20DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2A20DB is a blue with RGB values 42, 32, 219 and HSL 243°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A20DB

RGBrgb(42, 32, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1255, 0.8588

RGB percentages16.5%, 12.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(243.2, 74.5%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 85.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK80.8%, 85.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,760,923

CSS custom property--colour: #2A20DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.02:1

Contrast with white9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#D5DF24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#003FD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.5 Blue violet · ΔE 19.7 Blue · ΔE 24.3 Dark violet · ΔE 24.8 Dark blue · ΔE 29.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1DB20

Analogous#2073DB, #8820DB

Triadic#DB2A20, #20DB2A

Split complementary#DB8820, #73DB20

Tetradic#DB2073, #D1DB20, #20DB88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1CFF8

Lighter +30%#A7A3F1

Lighter +20%#7C76EB

Lighter +10%#524AE4

Darker −10%#2119AF

Darker −20%#191382

Darker −30%#100C56

Darker −40%#080629

More saturated +25%#0E01FA

Less saturated −25%#463FBC

Channel breakdown

R42

G32

B219

Red42 (16.5%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue243.21°

Saturation (HSL)74.5%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 20 · B DB

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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