Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#2D2372

  • #2D2372
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2D2372 is a blue with RGB values 45, 35, 114 and HSL 248°, 53%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2D2372#2D2372
HEX#2D2372
RGBrgb(45, 35, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1373, 0.4471
RGB percentages17.6%, 13.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(247.6, 53%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 69.3%, 44.7%)
CMYK60.5%, 69.3%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,958,194
CSS custom property--colour: #2D2372;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.17:1
Contrast with white13.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D2DC8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003374no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002D70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#053747no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 7.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3Indigo · ΔE 24.6Navy · ΔE 28.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#687223
Analogous#234072, #552372
Triadic#722D23, #23722D
Split complementary#725523, #417223
Tetradic#722340, #687223, #237255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9187DA
Lighter +30%#6E60CE
Lighter +20%#4C3BC0
Lighter +10%#3C2F99
Darker −10%#1E174B
Darker −20%#0E0B24
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F1085
Less saturated −25%#3B365F

Channel breakdown

R45
G35
B114
Red45 (17.6%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue247.59°
Saturation (HSL)53.02%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 23 · B 72

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “2d2372” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.