Colour

#2A60AB

#2A60AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A60AB is a blue with RGB values 42, 96, 171 and HSL 215°, 61%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A60AB

RGBrgb(42, 96, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3765, 0.6706

RGB percentages16.5%, 37.6%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(214.9, 60.6%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 75.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK75.4%, 43.9%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,777,259

CSS custom property--colour: #2A60AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#D59F54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B67AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#225BA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#00727Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4 Steel blue · ΔE 21.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9 Royal blue · ΔE 27.3 Slate blue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB752A

Analogous#2AA0AB, #352AAB

Triadic#AB2A60, #60AB2A

Split complementary#AB352A, #A0AB2A

Tetradic#AB2AA0, #AB752A, #2AAB35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B4CCED

Lighter +30%#8BB0E3

Lighter +20%#6294D9

Lighter +10%#3A78CE

Darker −10%#204982

Darker −20%#163259

Darker −30%#0C1B30

Darker −40%#020407

More saturated +25%#0F5CC6

Less saturated −25%#456490

Channel breakdown

R42

G96

B171

Red42 (16.5%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue214.88°

Saturation (HSL)60.56%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 60 · B AB

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