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Recognised as Colour

#2A265F

  • #2A265F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A265F is a blue with RGB values 42, 38, 95 and HSL 244°, 43%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2A265F#2A265F
HEX#2A265F
RGBrgb(42, 38, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.149, 0.3725
RGB percentages16.5%, 14.9%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(244.2, 42.9%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.2, 60%, 37.3%)
CMYK55.8%, 60%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,762,335
CSS custom property--colour: #2A265F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.63:1
Contrast with white13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D5D9A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#023061no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#002C5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#14333Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Midnight blue · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.4Indigo · ΔE 37.8Slate blue · ΔE 39.5Purple · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B5F26
Analogous#263E5F, #47265F
Triadic#5F2A26, #265F2A
Split complementary#5F4726, #3F5F26
Tetradic#5F263E, #5B5F26, #265F47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8983CE
Lighter +30%#665FBF
Lighter +20%#4A43A8
Lighter +10%#3A3583
Darker −10%#1A173B
Darker −20%#0A0916
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C1570
Less saturated −25%#38374E

Channel breakdown

R42
G38
B95
Red42 (16.5%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue244.21°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 26 · B 5F

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