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Recognised as Colour

#2A6EAD

  • #2A6EAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2A6EAD is a blue with RGB values 42, 110, 173 and HSL 209°, 61%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2A6EAD#2A6EAD
HEX#2A6EAD
RGBrgb(42, 110, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4314, 0.6784
RGB percentages16.5%, 43.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(208.9, 60.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 75.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK75.7%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,780,845
CSS custom property--colour: #2A6EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#D59152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5172B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E65ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#007D85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.1Slate grey · ΔE 30.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD692A
Analogous#2AADAA, #2A2DAD
Triadic#AD2A6E, #6EAD2A
Split complementary#AD2A2D, #ADAB2A
Tetradic#AA2AAD, #AD692A, #2CAD2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6D3ED
Lighter +30%#8DBAE3
Lighter +20%#64A1D9
Lighter +10%#3B88CF
Darker −10%#205484
Darker −20%#163A5B
Darker −30%#0C2032
Darker −40%#020609
More saturated +25%#0F6FC8
Less saturated −25%#456D92

Channel breakdown

R42
G110
B173
Red42 (16.5%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue208.85°
Saturation (HSL)60.93%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 6E · B AD

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