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#2A00A6 closest to Dramatic Blue

#2A00A6 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Dramatic Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 0.0% green and 65.1% blue (rgb(42, 0, 166)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 75% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #2A00A6 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.73:1.

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Variations of #2A00A6

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2A00A6 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2A00A6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2A00A6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #002BA4
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0039AA
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #002FA8
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #002BA4
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0025A5
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #004260
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0B298B
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #323232
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #302B61

#2A00A6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.73:1 Super#2A00A6 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.65:1 Very poor#2A00A6 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2A00A6 in CSS

/* Dramatic Blue */
.color { color: #2A00A6; }
.background { background-color: #2A00A6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2A00A6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(42 0 166);
color: hsl(255 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.346 0.217 275.4);

#2A00A6 FAQ

What color is #2A00A6?

#2A00A6 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Dramatic Blue. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2A00A6?

#2A00A6 is rgb(42, 0, 166) in RGB, hsl(255, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(75%, 100%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2A00A6?

The complementary color of #2A00A6 is #7CA600, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2A00A6?

White text has the best contrast on #2A00A6: 12.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2A00A6 a warm or cool color?

#2A00A6 is a cool color.