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Colour

#2A6CC3

  • #2A6CC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2A6CC3 is a blue with RGB values 42, 108, 195 and HSL 214°, 65%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2A6CC3#2A6CC3
HEX#2A6CC3
RGBrgb(42, 108, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4235, 0.7647
RGB percentages16.5%, 42.4%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(214.1, 64.6%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 78.5%, 76.5%)
CMYK78.5%, 44.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,780,355
CSS custom property--colour: #2A6CC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#D5933C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F74C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E66C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00818Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.1Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3812A
Analogous#2AB8C3, #342AC3
Triadic#C32A6C, #6CC32A
Split complementary#C3352A, #B8C32A
Tetradic#C32AB9, #C3812A, #2AC335

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6D9F3
Lighter +30%#9CBEEA
Lighter +20%#72A2E1
Lighter +10%#4886D8
Darker −10%#215599
Darker −20%#183E6F
Darker −30%#0F2645
Darker −40%#060F1B
More saturated +25%#0C68E1
Less saturated −25%#4870A5

Channel breakdown

R42
G108
B195
Red42 (16.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue214.12°
Saturation (HSL)64.56%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 6C · B C3

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