Colour

#2A00FE

#2A00FE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#2A00FE is a blue with RGB values 42, 0, 254 and HSL 250°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2A00FE#2A00FE

HEX#2A00FE

RGBrgb(42, 0, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0, 0.9961

RGB percentages16.5%, 0%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(249.9, 100%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 100%, 99.6%)

CMYK83.5%, 100%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,752,766

CSS custom property--colour: #2A00FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.3:1

Contrast with white8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#D5FF01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006A95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 116.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 2.4 Medium blue · ΔE 20.4 Blue violet · ΔE 33.6 Dark violet · ΔE 36 Dark orchid · ΔE 48.8 Dark blue · ΔE 50.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 2.35, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D4FE00

Analogous#0055FE, #A900FE

Triadic#FE2A00, #00FE2A

Split complementary#FEA900, #55FE00

Tetradic#FE0055, #D4FE00, #00FEA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4CBFF

Lighter +30%#A998FF

Lighter +20%#7E65FF

Lighter +10%#5432FF

Darker −10%#2200CB

Darker −20%#190098

Darker −30%#110065

Darker −40%#080032

More saturated +25%#2A00FE

Less saturated −25%#3F20DE

Channel breakdown

R42

B254

Red42 (16.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue249.92°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 00 · B FE

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