#2D00A9 closest to Galactic Highway
#2D00A9 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Galactic Highway. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 0.0% green and 66.3% blue (rgb(45, 0, 169)). Its HSL value is 256° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 73% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black. #2D00A9 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.47:1.
#2D00A9 color conversion
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Variations of #2D00A9
Shades
Mixed with black: richer and darker.
Tints
Mixed with white: lighter and softer.
Tones
Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.
Hues
The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
#2D00A9 color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#2D00A9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #2D00A9 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 #002DA7
- Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003AAD
- Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0031AB
- Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #002DA7
- Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0026A8
- Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #004361
- Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #122A8E
- Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #343434
- Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #322C63
#2D00A9 contrast checker
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#2D00A9 in CSS
/* Galactic Highway */
.color { color: #2D00A9; }
.background { background-color: #2D00A9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2D00A9; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(45 0 169);
color: hsl(256 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.352 0.219 276.3);#2D00A9 FAQ
What color is #2D00A9?
#2D00A9 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Galactic Highway. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.
What is the RGB value of #2D00A9?
#2D00A9 is rgb(45, 0, 169) in RGB, hsl(256, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(73%, 100%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #2D00A9?
The complementary color of #2D00A9 is #7CA900, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #2D00A9?
White text has the best contrast on #2D00A9: 12.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #2D00A9 a warm or cool color?
#2D00A9 is a cool color.