Recognised as Colour

#2A64AB

#2A64AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2A64AB is a blue with RGB values 42, 100, 171 and HSL 213°, 61%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2A64AB#2A64AB

HEX#2A64AB

RGBrgb(42, 100, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3922, 0.6706

RGB percentages16.5%, 39.2%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(213, 60.6%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213, 75.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK75.4%, 41.5%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,778,283

CSS custom property--colour: #2A64AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#D59B54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#426AAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C5EAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00757Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7 Royal blue · ΔE 30.1 Slate blue · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AB712A

Analogous#2AA4AB, #312AAB

Triadic#AB2A64, #64AB2A

Split complementary#AB302A, #A5AB2A

Tetradic#AB2AA4, #AB712A, #2AAB31

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4CEED

Lighter +30%#8BB3E3

Lighter +20%#6298D9

Lighter +10%#3A7CCE

Darker −10%#204C82

Darker −20%#163459

Darker −30%#0C1C30

Darker −40%#020407

More saturated +25%#0F61C6

Less saturated −25%#456790

Channel breakdown

R42

G100

B171

Red42 (16.5%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue213.02°

Saturation (HSL)60.56%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 64 · B AB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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