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Colour

#2D2472

  • #2D2472
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2D2472 is a blue with RGB values 45, 36, 114 and HSL 247°, 52%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2D2472#2D2472
HEX#2D2472
RGBrgb(45, 36, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1412, 0.4471
RGB percentages17.6%, 14.1%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(246.9, 52%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.9, 68.4%, 44.7%)
CMYK60.5%, 68.4%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,958,450
CSS custom property--colour: #2D2472;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.07:1
Contrast with white13.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D2DB8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003374no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002E70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#053847no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 11Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.7Indigo · ΔE 25.4Navy · ΔE 29.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#697224
Analogous#244272, #542472
Triadic#722D24, #24722D
Split complementary#725424, #427224
Tetradic#722442, #697224, #247254

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9288DA
Lighter +30%#6E62CD
Lighter +20%#4C3CC0
Lighter +10%#3C3099
Darker −10%#1E184B
Darker −20%#0E0C24
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F1185
Less saturated −25%#3B375F

Channel breakdown

R45
G36
B114
Red45 (17.6%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue246.92°
Saturation (HSL)52%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 24 · B 72

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