Colour

#2A3FFF

#2A3FFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2A3FFF is a blue with RGB values 42, 63, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2A3FFF#2A3FFF

HEX#2A3FFF

RGBrgb(42, 63, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2471, 1

RGB percentages16.5%, 24.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(234.1, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.1, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK83.5%, 75.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,768,895

CSS custom property--colour: #2A3FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#D5C000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00799Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.2 Blue violet · ΔE 22.7 Blue · ΔE 24.6 Dark violet · ΔE 29.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFEA2A

Analogous#2AA9FF, #802AFF

Triadic#FF2A3F, #3FFF2A

Split complementary#FF802A, #A9FF2A

Tetradic#FF2AA9, #FFEA2A, #2AFF80

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F7FF

Lighter +30%#C3C9FF

Lighter +20%#909BFF

Lighter +10%#5D6DFF

Darker −10%#0018F6

Darker −20%#0013C3

Darker −30%#000E90

Darker −40%#00095D

More saturated +25%#2A3FFF

Less saturated −25%#4554E4

Channel breakdown

R42

G63

B255

Red42 (16.5%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue234.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 3F · B FF

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