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Recognised as Colour

#2A5FA7

  • #2A5FA7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A5FA7 is a blue with RGB values 42, 95, 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

#2A5FA7#2A5FA7
HEX#2A5FA7
RGBrgb(42, 95, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3725, 0.6549
RGB percentages16.5%, 37.3%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(214.6, 59.8%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 74.9%, 65.5%)
CMYK74.9%, 43.1%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,776,999
CSS custom property--colour: #2A5FA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#D5A058

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C65AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#255AA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00707Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Royal blue · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7722A
Analogous#2A9EA7, #332AA7
Triadic#A72A5F, #5FA72A
Split complementary#A7342A, #9DA72A
Tetradic#A72A9E, #A7722A, #2AA734

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1CAEC
Lighter +30%#89AEE1
Lighter +20%#6092D7
Lighter +10%#3777CD
Darker −10%#20487E
Darker −20%#163155
Darker −30%#0B192D
Darker −40%#010204
More saturated +25%#105BC1
Less saturated −25%#44638D

Channel breakdown

R42
G95
B167
Red42 (16.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue214.56°
Saturation (HSL)59.81%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 5F · B A7

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