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Recognised as Colour

#2A41D2

  • #2A41D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2A41D2 is a blue with RGB values 42, 65, 210 and HSL 232°, 67%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2A41D2#2A41D2
HEX#2A41D2
RGBrgb(42, 65, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2549, 0.8235
RGB percentages16.5%, 25.5%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(231.8, 66.7%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 80%, 82.4%)
CMYK80%, 69%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,769,362
CSS custom property--colour: #2A41D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#D5BE2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006984no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Dark blue · ΔE 23.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Navy · ΔE 26Blue violet · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2BB2A
Analogous#2A95D2, #672AD2
Triadic#D22A41, #41D22A
Split complementary#D2672A, #95D22A
Tetradic#D22A95, #D2BB2A, #2AD267

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2D7F6
Lighter +30%#A7B1EE
Lighter +20%#7D8BE5
Lighter +10%#5265DD
Darker −10%#2134A7
Darker −20%#19277D
Darker −30%#101A52
Darker −40%#080C28
More saturated +25%#0A2AF2
Less saturated −25%#4A58B3

Channel breakdown

R42
G65
B210
Red42 (16.5%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue231.79°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 41 · B D2

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