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Recognised as Colour

#2A69BD

  • #2A69BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2A69BD is a blue with RGB values 42, 105, 189 and HSL 214°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2A69BD#2A69BD
HEX#2A69BD
RGBrgb(42, 105, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4118, 0.7412
RGB percentages16.5%, 41.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(214.3, 63.6%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 77.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK77.8%, 44.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,779,581
CSS custom property--colour: #2A69BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#D59642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E71C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2063BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD7E2A
Analogous#2AB2BD, #352ABD
Triadic#BD2A69, #69BD2A
Split complementary#BD352A, #B2BD2A
Tetradic#BD2AB2, #BD7E2A, #2ABD35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2D6F1
Lighter +30%#98BAE8
Lighter +20%#6E9EDF
Lighter +10%#4483D6
Darker −10%#215293
Darker −20%#173B6A
Darker −30%#0E2340
Darker −40%#050C16
More saturated +25%#0D65DA
Less saturated −25%#476DA0

Channel breakdown

R42
G105
B189
Red42 (16.5%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 69 · B BD

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