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Recognised as Colour

#2A5EA7

  • #2A5EA7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A5EA7 is a blue with RGB values 42, 94, 167 and HSL 215°, 60%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2A5EA7#2A5EA7
HEX#2A5EA7
RGBrgb(42, 94, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3686, 0.6549
RGB percentages16.5%, 36.9%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(215, 59.8%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215, 74.9%, 65.5%)
CMYK74.9%, 43.7%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,776,743
CSS custom property--colour: #2A5EA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 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 black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#D5A158

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A65AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2359A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 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 text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2Royal blue · ΔE 28.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7732A
Analogous#2A9DA7, #342AA7
Triadic#A72A5E, #5EA72A
Split complementary#A7342A, #9DA72A
Tetradic#A72A9D, #A7732A, #2AA734

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1CAEC
Lighter +30%#89AEE1
Lighter +20%#6092D7
Lighter +10%#3775CD
Darker −10%#20477E
Darker −20%#163055
Darker −30%#0B192D
Darker −40%#010204
More saturated +25%#105AC1
Less saturated −25%#44628D

Channel breakdown

R42
G94
B167
Red42 (16.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue215.04°
Saturation (HSL)59.81%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 5E · B A7

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