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Recognised as Colour

#2A29CC

  • #2A29CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2A29CC is a blue with RGB values 42, 41, 204 and HSL 240°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2A29CC#2A29CC
HEX#2A29CC
RGBrgb(42, 41, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1608, 0.8
RGB percentages16.5%, 16.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(240.4, 66.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 79.9%, 80%)
CMYK79.4%, 79.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,763,212
CSS custom property--colour: #2A29CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#D5D633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.7Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Dark blue · ΔE 20.9Navy · ΔE 25.5Dark violet · ΔE 25.9Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBCC29
Analogous#2979CC, #7C29CC
Triadic#CC2A29, #29CC2A
Split complementary#CC7C29, #79CC29
Tetradic#CC2979, #CBCC29, #29CC7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCCCF5
Lighter +30%#A2A2EC
Lighter +20%#7877E4
Lighter +10%#4E4DDB
Darker −10%#2120A2
Darker −20%#191877
Darker −30%#100F4D
Darker −40%#070722
More saturated +25%#0C0AEB
Less saturated −25%#4848AD

Channel breakdown

R42
G41
B204
Red42 (16.5%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue240.37°
Saturation (HSL)66.53%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 29 · B CC

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