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#2B14AA closest to Galactic Highway

#2B14AA is a dark, vivid blue; the closest named color is Galactic Highway. In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 7.8% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(43, 20, 170)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 79% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 75% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #2B14AA is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.78:1.

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Variations of #2B14AA

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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#2B14AA 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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#2B14AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2B14AA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0031A8
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003EAE
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0035AC
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0031A8
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #002BA9
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #004864
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0A318F
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #383838
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #353165

#2B14AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.78:1 Very good#2B14AA text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#2B14AA text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2B14AA in CSS

/* Galactic Highway */
.color { color: #2B14AA; }
.background { background-color: #2B14AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2B14AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(43 20 170);
color: hsl(249 79% 37%);
color: oklch(0.364 0.213 274.7);

#2B14AA FAQ

What color is #2B14AA?

#2B14AA is a dark, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Galactic Highway. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2B14AA?

#2B14AA is rgb(43, 20, 170) in RGB, hsl(249, 79%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(75%, 88%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2B14AA?

The complementary color of #2B14AA is #93AA14, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2B14AA?

White text has the best contrast on #2B14AA: 11.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2B14AA a warm or cool color?

#2B14AA is a cool color.