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Recognised as Colour

#2B2162

  • #2B2162
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B2162 is a blue with RGB values 43, 33, 98 and HSL 249°, 50%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2B2162#2B2162
HEX#2B2162
RGBrgb(43, 33, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1294, 0.3843
RGB percentages16.9%, 12.9%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(249.2, 49.6%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 66.3%, 38.4%)
CMYK56.1%, 66.3%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,826,594
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2162;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#D4DE9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002E64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002A61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#15313Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14Midnight blue · ΔE 14.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 26Indigo · ΔE 32Slate blue · ΔE 36.4Navy · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#586221
Analogous#213762, #4C2162
Triadic#622B21, #21622B
Split complementary#624C21, #376221
Tetradic#622137, #586221, #21624C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#897CD3
Lighter +30%#6756C6
Lighter +20%#4C3BAE
Lighter +10%#3C2E88
Darker −10%#1A143C
Darker −20%#0A0716
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#201172
Less saturated −25%#363152

Channel breakdown

R43
G33
B98
Red43 (16.9%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue249.23°
Saturation (HSL)49.62%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 21 · B 62

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