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Recognised as Colour

#2B295C

  • #2B295C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B295C is a blue with RGB values 43, 41, 92 and HSL 242°, 38%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2B295C#2B295C
HEX#2B295C
RGBrgb(43, 41, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1608, 0.3608
RGB percentages16.9%, 16.1%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(242.4, 38.3%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 55.4%, 36.1%)
CMYK53.3%, 55.4%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,828,636
CSS custom property--colour: #2B295C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.34:1
Contrast with white13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D4D6A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#10315Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C2D5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#19343Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Midnight blue · ΔE 24.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.9Steel blue · ΔE 39Black · ΔE 39.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A5C29
Analogous#29415C, #45295C
Triadic#5C2B29, #295C2B
Split complementary#5C4529, #415C29
Tetradic#5C2940, #5A5C29, #295C45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8A87CA
Lighter +30%#6764BA
Lighter +20%#4C48A3
Lighter +10%#3B397F
Darker −10%#1B1939
Darker −20%#0A0A15
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C186D
Less saturated −25%#3A3A4B

Channel breakdown

R43
G41
B92
Red43 (16.9%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue242.35°
Saturation (HSL)38.35%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 29 · B 5C

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