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Recognised as Colour

#2A67BD

  • #2A67BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2A67BD is a blue with RGB values 42, 103, 189 and HSL 215°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2A67BD#2A67BD
HEX#2A67BD
RGBrgb(42, 103, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4039, 0.7412
RGB percentages16.5%, 40.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(215.1, 63.6%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 77.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK77.8%, 45.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,779,069
CSS custom property--colour: #2A67BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#D59842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A6FC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1862BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#007B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD802A
Analogous#2AB1BD, #362ABD
Triadic#BD2A67, #67BD2A
Split complementary#BD362A, #B1BD2A
Tetradic#BD2AB1, #BD802A, #2ABD36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2D5F1
Lighter +30%#98B9E8
Lighter +20%#6E9DDF
Lighter +10%#4481D6
Darker −10%#215093
Darker −20%#173A6A
Darker −30%#0E2340
Darker −40%#050C16
More saturated +25%#0D62DA
Less saturated −25%#476CA0

Channel breakdown

R42
G103
B189
Red42 (16.5%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue215.1°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 67 · B BD

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