Colour

#2A34A3

#2A34A3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#2A34A3 is a blue with RGB values 42, 52, 163 and HSL 235°, 59%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#2A34A3

RGBrgb(42, 52, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2039, 0.6392

RGB percentages16.5%, 20.4%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(235, 59%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235, 74.2%, 63.9%)

CMYK74.2%, 68.1%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,765,987

CSS custom property--colour: #2A34A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.91:1

Contrast with white9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#D5CB5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#003DA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#005267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 17.1 Slate blue · ΔE 17.3 Indigo · ΔE 20 Navy · ΔE 20.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3992A

Analogous#2A71A3, #5C2AA3

Triadic#A32A34, #34A32A

Split complementary#A35C2A, #71A32A

Tetradic#A32A71, #A3992A, #2AA35C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFB4EA

Lighter +30%#868EE0

Lighter +20%#5E67D5

Lighter +10%#3541CB

Darker −10%#20277A

Darker −20%#151A52

Darker −30%#0B0D29

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#101FBD

Less saturated −25%#444989

Channel breakdown

R42

G52

B163

Red42 (16.5%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue235.04°

Saturation (HSL)59.02%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 34 · B A3

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