Colour
#2A32AF
- #2A32AF
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#2A32AF is a blue with RGB values 42, 50, 175 and HSL 236°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#2A32AF#2A32AF
HEX#2A32AF
RGBrgb(42, 50, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1961, 0.6863
RGB percentages16.5%, 19.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(236.4, 61.3%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 76%, 68.6%)
CMYK76%, 71.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,765,487
CSS custom property--colour: #2A32AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#D5CD50
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFA72A
Analogous#2A75AF, #642AAF
Triadic#AF2A32, #32AF2A
Split complementary#AF642A, #75AF2A
Tetradic#AF2A75, #AFA72A, #2AAF65
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G50
B175
Red42 (16.5%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue236.39°
Saturation (HSL)61.29%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 32 · B AF
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