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Recognised as Colour

#2A22AE

  • #2A22AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2A22AE is a blue with RGB values 42, 34, 174 and HSL 243°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2A22AE#2A22AE
HEX#2A22AE
RGBrgb(42, 34, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1333, 0.6824
RGB percentages16.5%, 13.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(243.4, 67.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.4, 80.5%, 68.2%)
CMYK75.9%, 80.5%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,761,390
CSS custom property--colour: #2A22AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D5DD51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#004E68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.6Navy · ΔE 14.7Indigo · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2Dark orchid · ΔE 26.5Blue violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6AE22
Analogous#2260AE, #7022AE
Triadic#AE2A22, #22AE2A
Split complementary#AE7022, #60AE22
Tetradic#AE2260, #A6AE22, #22AE70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1ADEF
Lighter +30%#8882E7
Lighter +20%#5F58DE
Lighter +10%#372DD6
Darker −10%#201A83
Darker −20%#151159
Darker −30%#0B092E
Darker −40%#010103
More saturated +25%#1308C8
Less saturated −25%#413C94

Channel breakdown

R42
G34
B174
Red42 (16.5%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue243.43°
Saturation (HSL)67.31%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 22 · B AE

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