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Recognised as Colour

#2A34CD

  • #2A34CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2A34CD is a blue with RGB values 42, 52, 205 and HSL 236°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2A34CD#2A34CD
HEX#2A34CD
RGBrgb(42, 52, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2039, 0.8039
RGB percentages16.5%, 20.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(236.3, 66%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 79.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK79.5%, 74.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,766,029
CSS custom property--colour: #2A34CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#D5CB32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00617Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 20.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.9Medium blue · ΔE 23.1Navy · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC32A
Analogous#2A86CD, #722ACD
Triadic#CD2A34, #34CD2A
Split complementary#CD722A, #85CD2A
Tetradic#CD2A85, #CDC32A, #2ACD71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CED0F5
Lighter +30%#A4A8EC
Lighter +20%#7980E4
Lighter +10%#4F58DB
Darker −10%#2129A3
Darker −20%#191F78
Darker −30%#10144E
Darker −40%#070924
More saturated +25%#0B19EC
Less saturated −25%#494FAE

Channel breakdown

R42
G52
B205
Red42 (16.5%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue236.32°
Saturation (HSL)65.99%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 34 · B CD

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