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Recognised as Colour

#2805EA

  • #2805EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2805EA is a blue with RGB values 40, 5, 234 and HSL 249°, 96%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2805EA#2805EA
HEX#2805EA
RGBrgb(40, 5, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.0196, 0.9176
RGB percentages15.7%, 2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(249.2, 95.8%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 97.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK82.9%, 97.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,622,954
CSS custom property--colour: #2805EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#D7FA15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006289no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 10.7Medium blue · ΔE 11.3Blue violet · ΔE 26.9Dark violet · ΔE 29.9Dark blue · ΔE 41.2Dark orchid · ΔE 41.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7EA05
Analogous#0555EA, #9A05EA
Triadic#EA2805, #05EA28
Split complementary#EA9A05, #55EA05
Tetradic#EA0555, #C7EA05, #05EA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7BDFE
Lighter +30%#9D8BFD
Lighter +20%#725AFB
Lighter +10%#4828FA
Darker −10%#1F04B8
Darker −20%#170386
Darker −30%#0E0254
Darker −40%#060122
More saturated +25%#2500EF
Less saturated −25%#3D23CC

Channel breakdown

R40
G5
B234
Red40 (15.7%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue249.17°
Saturation (HSL)95.82%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 05 · B EA

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