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Recognised as Colour

#2A49ED

  • #2A49ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2A49ED is a blue with RGB values 42, 73, 237 and HSL 230°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2A49ED#2A49ED
HEX#2A49ED
RGBrgb(42, 73, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2863, 0.9294
RGB percentages16.5%, 28.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(230.5, 84.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 82.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK82.3%, 69.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,771,437
CSS custom property--colour: #2A49ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#D5B612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.9Medium blue · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.9Dark orchid · ΔE 30Dark blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDCE2A
Analogous#2AABED, #6C2AED
Triadic#ED2A49, #49ED2A
Split complementary#ED6D2A, #ABED2A
Tetradic#ED2AAB, #EDCE2A, #2AED6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EAFD
Lighter +30%#B7C2F9
Lighter +20%#8899F5
Lighter +10%#5971F1
Darker −10%#1230D2
Darker −20%#0E26A3
Darker −30%#0A1B74
Darker −40%#061045
More saturated +25%#183DFF
Less saturated −25%#475DD0

Channel breakdown

R42
G73
B237
Red42 (16.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue230.46°
Saturation (HSL)84.42%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 49 · B ED

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