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Recognised as Colour

#2A60FD

  • #2A60FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2A60FD is a blue with RGB values 42, 96, 253 and HSL 225°, 98%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2A60FD#2A60FD
HEX#2A60FD
RGBrgb(42, 96, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3765, 0.9922
RGB percentages16.5%, 37.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(224.6, 98.1%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 83.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK83.4%, 62.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,777,341
CSS custom property--colour: #2A60FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#D59F02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#0089A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.1Blue violet · ΔE 31.4Medium purple · ΔE 33.5Dark orchid · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDC72A
Analogous#2AC9FD, #5E2AFD
Triadic#FD2A60, #60FD2A
Split complementary#FD5E2A, #CAFD2A
Tetradic#FD2AC9, #FDC72A, #2AFD5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F7FF
Lighter +30%#C2D1FE
Lighter +20%#8FABFE
Lighter +10%#5D86FD
Darker −10%#0240F2
Darker −20%#0232BF
Darker −30%#01258D
Darker −40%#01185A
More saturated +25%#285FFF
Less saturated −25%#456DE2

Channel breakdown

R42
G96
B253
Red42 (16.5%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue224.64°
Saturation (HSL)98.14%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 60 · B FD

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