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Recognised as Colour

#2A43E5

  • #2A43E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#2A43E5 is a blue with RGB values 42, 67, 229 and HSL 232°, 78%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#2A43E5#2A43E5
HEX#2A43E5
RGBrgb(42, 67, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2627, 0.898
RGB percentages16.5%, 26.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(232, 78.2%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 81.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK81.7%, 70.7%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,769,893
CSS custom property--colour: #2A43E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#D5BC1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 23Medium blue · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2Dark blue · ΔE 27.7Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 22.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5CC2A
Analogous#2AA0E5, #6E2AE5
Triadic#E52A43, #43E52A
Split complementary#E56F2A, #A0E52A
Tetradic#E52AA1, #E5CC2A, #2AE56F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E3FB
Lighter +30%#B2BBF6
Lighter +20%#8593F0
Lighter +10%#576BEB
Darker −10%#182FC4
Darker −20%#122497
Darker −30%#0D1969
Darker −40%#070E3C
More saturated +25%#1030FF
Less saturated −25%#4859C7

Channel breakdown

R42
G67
B229
Red42 (16.5%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue231.98°
Saturation (HSL)78.24%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 43 · B E5

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