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Recognised as Colour

#2A45EC

  • #2A45EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#2A45EC is a blue with RGB values 42, 69, 236 and HSL 232°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#2A45EC#2A45EC
HEX#2A45EC
RGBrgb(42, 69, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2706, 0.9255
RGB percentages16.5%, 27.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(231.6, 83.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 82.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK82.2%, 70.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,770,412
CSS custom property--colour: #2A45EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#D5BA13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Medium blue · ΔE 23Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.6Dark blue · ΔE 29.8Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8Dark violet · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 22.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD12A
Analogous#2AA6EC, #702AEC
Triadic#EC2A45, #45EC2A
Split complementary#EC702A, #A6EC2A
Tetradic#EC2AA6, #ECD12A, #2AEC70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E9FD
Lighter +30%#B6C0F9
Lighter +20%#8897F4
Lighter +10%#596EF0
Darker −10%#132DD0
Darker −20%#0E23A2
Darker −30%#0A1973
Darker −40%#060F44
More saturated +25%#1737FF
Less saturated −25%#475ACF

Channel breakdown

R42
G69
B236
Red42 (16.5%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue231.65°
Saturation (HSL)83.62%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 45 · B EC

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