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Recognised as Colour

#2A02FC

  • #2A02FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2A02FC is a blue with RGB values 42, 2, 252 and HSL 250°, 98%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2A02FC#2A02FC
HEX#2A02FC
RGBrgb(42, 2, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0078, 0.9882
RGB percentages16.5%, 0.8%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(249.6, 98.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.6, 99.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK83.3%, 99.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,753,276
CSS custom property--colour: #2A02FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#D5FD03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006994no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 115.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 3.1Medium blue · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 32.7Dark violet · ΔE 35.2Dark orchid · ΔE 47.9Dark blue · ΔE 49.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 3.14, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4FC02
Analogous#0257FC, #A702FC
Triadic#FC2A02, #02FC2A
Split complementary#FCA702, #57FC02
Tetradic#FC0257, #D4FC02, #02FCA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4CBFF
Lighter +30%#A999FE
Lighter +20%#7E66FE
Lighter +10%#5434FD
Darker −10%#2202C9
Darker −20%#190197
Darker −30%#110164
Darker −40%#080032
More saturated +25%#2900FE
Less saturated −25%#4022DC

Channel breakdown

R42
G2
B252
Red42 (16.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue249.6°
Saturation (HSL)98.43%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 02 · B FC

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