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Recognised as Colour

#2A65BA

  • #2A65BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2A65BA is a blue with RGB values 42, 101, 186 and HSL 215°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2A65BA#2A65BA
HEX#2A65BA
RGBrgb(42, 101, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3961, 0.7294
RGB percentages16.5%, 39.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(215.4, 63.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 77.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK77.4%, 45.7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,778,554
CSS custom property--colour: #2A65BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#D59A45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#386DBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1760B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA7F2A
Analogous#2AADBA, #372ABA
Triadic#BA2A65, #65BA2A
Split complementary#BA372A, #ADBA2A
Tetradic#BA2AAD, #BA7F2A, #2ABA37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFD4F1
Lighter +30%#96B7E7
Lighter +20%#6C9BDE
Lighter +10%#437ED4
Darker −10%#214E90
Darker −20%#173867
Darker −30%#0E213D
Darker −40%#040B14
More saturated +25%#0D60D6
Less saturated −25%#466A9E

Channel breakdown

R42
G101
B186
Red42 (16.5%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue215.42°
Saturation (HSL)63.16%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 65 · B BA

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