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Colour

#2A69F9

  • #2A69F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2A69F9 is a blue with RGB values 42, 105, 249 and HSL 222°, 95%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2A69F9#2A69F9
HEX#2A69F9
RGBrgb(42, 105, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4118, 0.9765
RGB percentages16.5%, 41.2%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(221.7, 94.5%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 83.1%, 97.6%)
CMYK83.1%, 57.8%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,779,641
CSS custom property--colour: #2A69F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#D59606

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9BA2A
Analogous#2AD0F9, #532AF9
Triadic#F92A69, #69F92A
Split complementary#F9532A, #D0F92A
Tetradic#F92AD0, #F9BA2A, #2AF953

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F5FF
Lighter +30%#BFD2FD
Lighter +20%#8DAFFC
Lighter +10%#5C8CFA
Darker −10%#074CE9
Darker −20%#053CB8
Darker −30%#042B86
Darker −40%#021B55
More saturated +25%#2467FF
Less saturated −25%#4574DE

Channel breakdown

R42
G105
B249
Red42 (16.5%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue221.74°
Saturation (HSL)94.52%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 69 · B F9

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