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Recognised as Colour

#2A6CC4

  • #2A6CC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2A6CC4 is a blue with RGB values 42, 108, 196 and HSL 214°, 65%, 47%. 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

#2A6CC4#2A6CC4
HEX#2A6CC4
RGBrgb(42, 108, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4235, 0.7686
RGB percentages16.5%, 42.4%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(214.3, 64.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 78.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK78.6%, 44.9%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,780,356
CSS custom property--colour: #2A6CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#D5933B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E74C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C66C2no 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 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4822A
Analogous#2AB9C4, #352AC4
Triadic#C42A6C, #6CC42A
Split complementary#C4352A, #B9C42A
Tetradic#C42AB9, #C4822A, #2AC435

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7DAF3
Lighter +30%#9DBEEA
Lighter +20%#73A2E1
Lighter +10%#4986D8
Darker −10%#21559A
Darker −20%#183E70
Darker −30%#0F2746
Darker −40%#060F1C
More saturated +25%#0C68E2
Less saturated −25%#4870A6

Channel breakdown

R42
G108
B196
Red42 (16.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 6C · B C4

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