Colour

#2842FF

#2842FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2842FF is a blue with RGB values 40, 66, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2842FF#2842FF

HEX#2842FF

RGBrgb(40, 66, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.2588, 1

RGB percentages15.7%, 25.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(232.7, 100%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 84.3%, 100%)

CMYK84.3%, 74.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,638,591

CSS custom property--colour: #2842FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#D7BD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.2 Blue violet · ΔE 22.8 Blue · ΔE 26.5 Dark violet · ΔE 30 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFE528

Analogous#28ADFF, #7A28FF

Triadic#FF2842, #42FF28

Split complementary#FF7A28, #AEFF28

Tetradic#FF28AD, #FFE528, #28FF7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4F5FF

Lighter +30%#C1C8FF

Lighter +20%#8E9CFF

Lighter +10%#5B6FFF

Darker −10%#001EF4

Darker −20%#0017C1

Darker −30%#00118E

Darker −40%#000B5B

More saturated +25%#2842FF

Less saturated −25%#4356E4

Channel breakdown

R40

G66

B255

Red40 (15.7%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue232.74°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 42 · B FF

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Colour values

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