Recognised as Colour

#2A6580

#2A6580
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2A6580 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 101, 128 and HSL 199°, 51%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A6580

RGBrgb(42, 101, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3961, 0.502

RGB percentages16.5%, 39.6%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(198.8, 50.6%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 67.2%, 50.2%)

CMYK67.2%, 21.1%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,778,496

CSS custom property--colour: #2A6580;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#D59A7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#576481no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B5B80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006C6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.9 Slate grey · ΔE 18 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 20 Dim grey · ΔE 23.4 Teal · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80452A

Analogous#2A8070, #2A3A80

Triadic#802A65, #65802A

Split complementary#802A3A, #80702A

Tetradic#702A80, #80452A, #3A802A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#99C8DD

Lighter +30%#72B3D1

Lighter +20%#4C9EC4

Lighter +10%#3783A6

Darker −10%#1D475A

Darker −20%#112833

Darker −30%#040A0D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#156D95

Less saturated −25%#3F5D6B

Channel breakdown

R42

G101

B128

Red42 (16.5%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue198.84°

Saturation (HSL)50.59%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 65 · B 80

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