Recognised as Colour

#2A25FD

#2A25FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#2A25FD is a blue with RGB values 42, 37, 253 and HSL 241°, 98%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A25FD

RGBrgb(42, 37, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1451, 0.9922

RGB percentages16.5%, 14.5%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(241.4, 98.2%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.4, 85.4%, 99.2%)

CMYK83.4%, 85.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,762,237

CSS custom property--colour: #2A25FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.55:1

Contrast with white7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#D5DA02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006F97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.5 Medium blue · ΔE 14.8 Blue violet · ΔE 26.9 Dark violet · ΔE 31.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 41.8 Dark blue · ΔE 43.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F8FD25

Analogous#258CFD, #9625FD

Triadic#FD2A25, #25FD2A

Split complementary#FD9625, #8CFD25

Tetradic#FD258C, #F8FD25, #25FD96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0EFFF

Lighter +30%#BEBDFE

Lighter +20%#8D8AFE

Lighter +10%#5B58FD

Darker −10%#0802ED

Darker −20%#0602BA

Darker −30%#040188

Darker −40%#030155

More saturated +25%#2823FF

Less saturated −25%#4441E2

Channel breakdown

R42

G37

B253

Red42 (16.5%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue241.39°

Saturation (HSL)98.18%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 25 · B FD

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