Recognised as Colour

#2D2777

#2D2777
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2D2777 is a blue with RGB values 45, 39, 119 and HSL 245°, 51%, 31%. 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

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HEX#2D2777

RGBrgb(45, 39, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1529, 0.4667

RGB percentages17.6%, 15.3%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(244.5, 50.6%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 67.2%, 46.7%)

CMYK62.2%, 67.2%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,959,223

CSS custom property--colour: #2D2777;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.59:1

Contrast with white12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#D2D888

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00367Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#003075no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#003B4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19 Indigo · ΔE 25.1 Slate blue · ΔE 28.3 Navy · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#717727

Analogous#274977, #552777

Triadic#772D27, #27772D

Split complementary#775527, #497727

Tetradic#772749, #717727, #277755

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9590DA

Lighter +30%#7169CE

Lighter +20%#4C43C1

Lighter +10%#3C349D

Darker −10%#1E1A51

Darker −20%#100E2A

Darker −30%#010104

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C138B

Less saturated −25%#3E3B63

Channel breakdown

R45

G39

B119

Red45 (17.6%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue244.5°

Saturation (HSL)50.63%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 27 · B 77

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