Colour

#2A6DE2

#2A6DE2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2A6DE2 is a blue with RGB values 42, 109, 226 and HSL 218°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A6DE2

RGBrgb(42, 109, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4275, 0.8863

RGB percentages16.5%, 42.7%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(218.2, 76%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 81.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK81.4%, 51.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,780,642

CSS custom property--colour: #2A6DE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#D5921D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#177BE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#006AE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#008A9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3 Slate blue · ΔE 16.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9 Medium purple · ΔE 22.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.7, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E29F2A

Analogous#2AC9E2, #432AE2

Triadic#E22A6D, #6DE22A

Split complementary#E2432A, #C9E22A

Tetradic#E22AC9, #E29F2A, #2AE243

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DEE8FA

Lighter +30%#B1C9F4

Lighter +20%#84ABEE

Lighter +10%#578CE8

Darker −10%#1A56BF

Darker −20%#144292

Darker −30%#0E2E65

Darker −40%#081938

More saturated +25%#0D65FF

Less saturated −25%#4875C4

Channel breakdown

R42

G109

B226

Red42 (16.5%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue218.15°

Saturation (HSL)76.03%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 6D · B E2

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