Colour

#2B2792

#2B2792
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2B2792 is a blue with RGB values 43, 39, 146 and HSL 242°, 58%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B2792

RGBrgb(43, 39, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1529, 0.5725

RGB percentages16.9%, 15.3%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(242.2, 57.8%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 73.3%, 57.3%)

CMYK70.5%, 73.3%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,828,178

CSS custom property--colour: #2B2792;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.62:1

Contrast with white11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#D4D86D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003D95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#003490no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00455Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 12.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.3 Indigo · ΔE 15.7 Navy · ΔE 16.5 Dark blue · ΔE 19.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8E9227

Analogous#275892, #612792

Triadic#922B27, #27922B

Split complementary#926127, #589227

Tetradic#922758, #8E9227, #279261

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A2A0E5

Lighter +30%#7B77DB

Lighter +20%#544FD0

Lighter +10%#3732BA

Darker −10%#1F1C6A

Darker −20%#131142

Darker −30%#070719

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1610A9

Less saturated −25%#403E7B

Channel breakdown

R43

G39

B146

Red43 (16.9%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue242.24°

Saturation (HSL)57.84%

Lightness36.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 27 · B 92

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