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Recognised as Colour

#2A44E2

  • #2A44E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2A44E2 is a blue with RGB values 42, 68, 226 and HSL 232°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2A44E2#2A44E2
HEX#2A44E2
RGBrgb(42, 68, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2667, 0.8863
RGB percentages16.5%, 26.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(231.5, 76%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 81.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK81.4%, 69.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,770,146
CSS custom property--colour: #2A44E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D5BB1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#00718Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.6Blue violet · ΔE 24Medium blue · ΔE 25.7Dark blue · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2C82A
Analogous#2AA0E2, #6C2AE2
Triadic#E22A44, #44E22A
Split complementary#E26C2A, #A0E22A
Tetradic#E22AA0, #E2C82A, #2AE26C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE2FA
Lighter +30%#B1BAF4
Lighter +20%#8493EE
Lighter +10%#576BE8
Darker −10%#1A31BF
Darker −20%#142692
Darker −30%#0E1A65
Darker −40%#080F38
More saturated +25%#0D2FFF
Less saturated −25%#485AC4

Channel breakdown

R42
G68
B226
Red42 (16.5%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue231.52°
Saturation (HSL)76.03%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 44 · B E2

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