#2b1794 Color Information

#2b1794 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #2b1794. In RGB, it consists of 16.9% Red, 9.0% Green, and 58.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 70.9% Cyan, 84.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 42% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 249.6°, with saturation of 73.1% and lightness of 33.5%. The decimal value for #2b1794 is 2824084, and its nearest "web safe" color is #330099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #2b1794 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#2b1794 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color43, 23, 148 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color16.9%, 9.0%, 58.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.831, 0.910, 0.420 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.709, 0.845, 0, 0.42 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color249.6°, 73.1%, 33.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color249.6°, 84.5%, 58.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color6.648, 3.264, 28.297 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color43, 23, 148 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2824084 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color21.073, 46.210, -63.711 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)21.073, 78.705, 305.954 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color21.073, -2.351, -71.018 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color18.068, 34.059, -80.208 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.174, 0.085, 3.264 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4281014164 / 0xff2b1794 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#330099 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #2b1794

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #2b1794, its pure hue is 249.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.1%, and its lightness is 33.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #2b1794, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #050313 to #261482.

Tints of #2b1794

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #2b1794, its pure hue is 249.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.1%, and its lightness is 33.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #2b1794, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #4634a1 to #e5e2f2.

Tones of #2b1794

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #2b1794, its pure hue is 249.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #2b1794, which range from #565656 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #1b00ab (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #2b1794

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #2b1794! For #2b1794, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #2b1794. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #2b1794

This color, #2b1794, consists of 16.9% Red, 9.0% Green, and 58.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 43, Green = 23, Blue = 148. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #2b1794 is 70.9% Cyan, 84.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 42% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R16.9%
C70.9%
G9.0%
M84.5%
B58.0%
Y0.0%
K42.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 43 23 148
Octal 53 27 224
Hexa #2b #17 #94
Binary 00101011 00010111 10010100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 70 84 0 41
Octal 106 124 0 51
Hexa #46 #54 #00 #29
Binary 01000110 01010100 00000000 00101001

Analogous Colors of #2b1794

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #2b1794 — which has hue 249.6° — its analogous colors are located at 219.6° and 279.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2b1794.

Triadic Colors of #2b1794

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #2b1794 — which has hue 249.6° — its triadic colors are located at 9.6° and 249.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2b1794.

Complementary Color of #2b1794

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #2b1794 — which has hue 249.6° — its complementary color is located at 69.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2b1794.

Split Complementary Colors of #2b1794

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #2b1794 — which has hue 249.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 39.6° and 249.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2b1794.

Tetradic Colors of #2b1794

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #2b1794 — which has hue 249.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 159.6°, 249.6°, 339.6°, and 69.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2b1794.

Monochromatic Colors of #2b1794

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #2b1794, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #191144 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #3613ee (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #2b1794

We want to make getting started with #2b1794 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #2b1794 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #2b1794 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #2b1794 with other HTML elements.

#2b1794 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #2b1794.
<span style="color: #2b1794;">The color of this text is #2b1794.</span>

#2b1794 Background Color

The background color for this text is #2b1794.
<div style="background-color: #2b1794; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #2b1794.</div>

#2b1794 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #2b1794.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #2b1794;">This color for the shadow of this text is #2b1794.</span>

#2b1794 Border Color

This is a div with border color #2b1794.
<div style="border: #2b1794 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #2b1794.</div>

#2b1794 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #2b1794 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2b1794; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2b1794 on a white background.</div></div>

#2b1794 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #2b1794 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2b1794; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2b1794 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #2b1794 to White

This is a gradient from #2b1794 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2b1794,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2b1794,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2b1794,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2b1794,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2b1794 to white.</div>

Gradient from #2b1794 to Black

This is a gradient from #2b1794 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2b1794,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2b1794,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2b1794,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2b1794,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2b1794 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #2b1794

In addition to using #2b1794 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #2b1794 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #2b1794, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 43, Green = 23, Blue = 148). If you need details about the color coordinates of #2b1794 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #2b1794
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(43, 23, 148)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #2b1794; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #2b1794; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #2b1794; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(43, 23, 148);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#2b1794")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:43, green:23, blue:148, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:43 green:23 blue:148 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(43f, 23f, 148f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(43, 23, 148);
 

#2b1794 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #2b1794 the same way. For those with color blindness, #2b1794 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #2b1794 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #2b1794 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #2b1794 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #2b1794 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #2b1794 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 12.7:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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