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Recognised as Colour

#2A69DE

  • #2A69DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2A69DE is a blue with RGB values 42, 105, 222 and HSL 219°, 73%, 52%. 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

#2A69DE#2A69DE
HEX#2A69DE
RGBrgb(42, 105, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4118, 0.8706
RGB percentages16.5%, 41.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(219, 73.2%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 81.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK81.1%, 52.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,779,614
CSS custom property--colour: #2A69DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#D59621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0878E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 3.8Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 3.79, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE9F2A
Analogous#2AC3DE, #452ADE
Triadic#DE2A69, #69DE2A
Split complementary#DE452A, #C3DE2A
Tetradic#DE2AC3, #DE9F2A, #2ADE45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE5F9
Lighter +30%#AEC6F3
Lighter +20%#82A7EC
Lighter +10%#5688E5
Darker −10%#1D53B8
Darker −20%#163F8C
Darker −30%#0F2B60
Darker −40%#081734
More saturated +25%#0B60FD
Less saturated −25%#4972BF

Channel breakdown

R42
G105
B222
Red42 (16.5%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue219°
Saturation (HSL)73.17%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 69 · B DE

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