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Recognised as Colour

#2D2996

  • #2D2996
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2D2996 is a blue with RGB values 45, 41, 150 and HSL 242°, 57%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2D2996#2D2996
HEX#2D2996
RGBrgb(45, 41, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1608, 0.5882
RGB percentages17.6%, 16.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(242.2, 57.1%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 72.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK70%, 72.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,959,766
CSS custom property--colour: #2D2996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#D2D669

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004099no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003694no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00475Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.2Indigo · ΔE 15.8Navy · ΔE 16.6Dark blue · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#929629
Analogous#295B96, #642996
Triadic#962D29, #29962D
Split complementary#966429, #5B9629
Tetradic#96295B, #929629, #299664

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7A5E6
Lighter +30%#807DDB
Lighter +20%#5955D0
Lighter +10%#3934BE
Darker −10%#211E6E
Darker −20%#151346
Darker −30%#09081E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1711AE
Less saturated −25%#43417E

Channel breakdown

R45
G41
B150
Red45 (17.6%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue242.2°
Saturation (HSL)57.07%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 29 · B 96

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