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Recognised as Colour

#2A68BA

  • #2A68BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2A68BA is a blue with RGB values 42, 104, 186 and HSL 214°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2A68BA#2A68BA
HEX#2A68BA
RGBrgb(42, 104, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4078, 0.7294
RGB percentages16.5%, 40.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(214.2, 63.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 77.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK77.4%, 44.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,779,322
CSS custom property--colour: #2A68BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#D59745

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E6FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2262B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 21Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Slate blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA7C2A
Analogous#2AB0BA, #342ABA
Triadic#BA2A68, #68BA2A
Split complementary#BA342A, #B0BA2A
Tetradic#BA2AB0, #BA7C2A, #2ABA34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFD5F1
Lighter +30%#96B9E7
Lighter +20%#6C9DDE
Lighter +10%#4381D4
Darker −10%#215190
Darker −20%#173967
Darker −30%#0E223D
Darker −40%#040B14
More saturated +25%#0D64D6
Less saturated −25%#466C9E

Channel breakdown

R42
G104
B186
Red42 (16.5%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue214.17°
Saturation (HSL)63.16%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 68 · B BA

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