Colour

#2A62D8

#2A62D8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2A62D8 is a blue with RGB values 42, 98, 216 and HSL 221°, 69%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A62D8

RGBrgb(42, 98, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3843, 0.8471

RGB percentages16.5%, 38.4%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(220.7, 69%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 80.6%, 84.7%)

CMYK80.6%, 54.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,777,816

CSS custom property--colour: #2A62D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#D59D27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0072DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 3.6 Slate blue · ΔE 13.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2 Medium purple · ΔE 22.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 3.64, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8A02A

Analogous#2AB9D8, #492AD8

Triadic#D82A62, #62D82A

Split complementary#D8492A, #B9D82A

Tetradic#D82AB9, #D8A02A, #2AD849

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6E1F8

Lighter +30%#ABC1F0

Lighter +20%#80A2E8

Lighter +10%#5582E0

Darker −10%#204EAF

Darker −20%#183B84

Darker −30%#102859

Darker −40%#08142E

More saturated +25%#0A57F8

Less saturated −25%#4A6DB9

Channel breakdown

R42

G98

B216

Red42 (16.5%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue220.69°

Saturation (HSL)69.05%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 62 · B D8

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