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Recognised as Colour

#2A52D5

  • #2A52D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2A52D5 is a blue with RGB values 42, 82, 213 and HSL 226°, 67%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2A52D5#2A52D5
HEX#2A52D5
RGBrgb(42, 82, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3216, 0.8353
RGB percentages16.5%, 32.2%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(226, 67.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 80.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK80.3%, 61.5%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,773,717
CSS custom property--colour: #2A52D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#D5AD2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00748Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.5Dark blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5AD2A
Analogous#2AA7D5, #582AD5
Triadic#D52A52, #52D52A
Split complementary#D5582A, #A8D52A
Tetradic#D52AA7, #D5AD2A, #2AD558

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4DCF7
Lighter +30%#AABAEE
Lighter +20%#7F97E6
Lighter +10%#5575DD
Darker −10%#2242AA
Darker −20%#193180
Darker −30%#112155
Darker −40%#08102B
More saturated +25%#0A41F5
Less saturated −25%#4A63B5

Channel breakdown

R42
G82
B213
Red42 (16.5%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue225.96°
Saturation (HSL)67.06%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 52 · B D5

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