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Recognised as Colour

#2D1E8A

  • #2D1E8A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2D1E8A is a blue with RGB values 45, 30, 138 and HSL 248°, 64%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2D1E8A#2D1E8A
HEX#2D1E8A
RGBrgb(45, 30, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1176, 0.5412
RGB percentages17.6%, 11.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(248.3, 64.3%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 78.3%, 54.1%)
CMYK67.4%, 78.3%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,956,938
CSS custom property--colour: #2D1E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.62:1
Contrast with white12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D2E175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00378Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#003E53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 12.3Indigo · ΔE 12.5Navy · ΔE 13.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.6Dark blue · ΔE 17Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)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#7B8A1E
Analogous#1E458A, #631E8A
Triadic#8A2D1E, #1E8A2D
Split complementary#8A631E, #458A1E
Tetradic#8A1E45, #7B8A1E, #1E8A63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9A8EE6
Lighter +30%#7564DD
Lighter +20%#4F3AD4
Lighter +10%#3B27B4
Darker −10%#1F1560
Darker −20%#120C36
Darker −30%#04030C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E099F
Less saturated −25%#3C3375

Channel breakdown

R45
G30
B138
Red45 (17.6%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue248.33°
Saturation (HSL)64.29%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 1E · B 8A

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