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Recognised as Colour

#2A65EB

  • #2A65EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2A65EB is a blue with RGB values 42, 101, 235 and HSL 222°, 83%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2A65EB#2A65EB
HEX#2A65EB
RGBrgb(42, 101, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3961, 0.9216
RGB percentages16.5%, 39.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(221.7, 82.8%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 82.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK82.1%, 57%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,778,603
CSS custom property--colour: #2A65EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#D59A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00879Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB02A
Analogous#2AC5EB, #4F2AEB
Triadic#EB2A65, #65EB2A
Split complementary#EB502A, #C5EB2A
Tetradic#EB2AC6, #EBB02A, #2AEB50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4ECFD
Lighter +30%#B6CAF8
Lighter +20%#87A8F4
Lighter +10%#5987EF
Darker −10%#134DCF
Darker −20%#0F3BA0
Darker −30%#0B2A71
Darker −40%#061943
More saturated +25%#165DFF
Less saturated −25%#4770CE

Channel breakdown

R42
G101
B235
Red42 (16.5%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue221.66°
Saturation (HSL)82.83%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 65 · B EB

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