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Recognised as Colour

#2D29FF

  • #2D29FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2D29FF is a blue with RGB values 45, 41, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2D29FF#2D29FF
HEX#2D29FF
RGBrgb(45, 41, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1608, 1
RGB percentages17.6%, 16.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(241.1, 100%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 83.9%, 100%)
CMYK82.4%, 83.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,959,871
CSS custom property--colour: #2D29FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#D2D600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.6Medium blue · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 26.4Dark violet · ΔE 31Dark orchid · ΔE 41.3Dark blue · ΔE 43.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBFF29
Analogous#2990FF, #9829FF
Triadic#FF2D29, #29FF2D
Split complementary#FF9829, #90FF29
Tetradic#FF2990, #FBFF29, #29FF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F5FF
Lighter +30%#C3C2FF
Lighter +20%#918FFF
Lighter +10%#5F5CFF
Darker −10%#0500F5
Darker −20%#0400C2
Darker −30%#03008F
Darker −40%#02005C
More saturated +25%#2D29FF
Less saturated −25%#4744E4

Channel breakdown

R45
G41
B255
Red45 (17.6%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue241.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 29 · B FF

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