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Colour

#2A69BE

  • #2A69BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2A69BE is a blue with RGB values 42, 105, 190 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

#2A69BE#2A69BE
HEX#2A69BE
RGBrgb(42, 105, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4118, 0.7451
RGB percentages16.5%, 41.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(214.5, 63.8%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 77.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK77.9%, 44.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,779,582
CSS custom property--colour: #2A69BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#D59641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D71C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E63BCno 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 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.6Royal blue · ΔE 22Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE7F2A
Analogous#2AB3BE, #352ABE
Triadic#BE2A69, #69BE2A
Split complementary#BE352A, #B3BE2A
Tetradic#BE2AB3, #BE7F2A, #2ABE35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2D6F2
Lighter +30%#99BBE8
Lighter +20%#6F9FDF
Lighter +10%#4583D6
Darker −10%#215294
Darker −20%#183B6A
Darker −30%#0E2441
Darker −40%#050D17
More saturated +25%#0D65DB
Less saturated −25%#476DA1

Channel breakdown

R42
G105
B190
Red42 (16.5%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue214.46°
Saturation (HSL)63.79%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 69 · B BE

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