Recognised as Colour
#2B1487
- #2B1487
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#2B1487 is a blue with RGB values 43, 20, 135 and HSL 252°, 74%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#2B1487#2B1487
HEX#2B1487
RGBrgb(43, 20, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0784, 0.5294
RGB percentages16.9%, 7.8%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(252, 74.2%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 85.2%, 52.9%)
CMYK68.1%, 85.2%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,823,303
CSS custom property--colour: #2B1487;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.53:1
Contrast with white13.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#D4EB78
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#708714
Analogous#143687, #651487
Triadic#872B14, #14872B
Split complementary#876514, #378714
Tetradic#871436, #708714, #148765
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G20
B135
Red43 (16.9%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 14 · B 87
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