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Recognised as Colour

#2A2AFD

  • #2A2AFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2A2AFD is a blue with RGB values 42, 42, 253 and HSL 240°, 98%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2A2AFD#2A2AFD
HEX#2A2AFD
RGBrgb(42, 42, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1647, 0.9922
RGB percentages16.5%, 16.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(240, 98.1%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 83.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK83.4%, 83.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,763,517
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#D5D502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007198no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 13.7Medium blue · ΔE 14.3Blue violet · ΔE 25.7Dark violet · ΔE 30.5Dark orchid · ΔE 40.5Dark blue · ΔE 42.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDFD2A
Analogous#2A94FD, #942AFD
Triadic#FD2A2A, #2AFD2A
Split complementary#FD942A, #94FD2A
Tetradic#FD2A94, #FDFD2A, #2AFD94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F4FF
Lighter +30%#C2C2FE
Lighter +20%#8F8FFE
Lighter +10%#5D5DFD
Darker −10%#0202F2
Darker −20%#0202BF
Darker −30%#01018D
Darker −40%#01015A
More saturated +25%#2828FF
Less saturated −25%#4545E2

Channel breakdown

R42
G42
B253
Red42 (16.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)98.14%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 2A · B FD

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