Recognised as Colour

#2A70CC

#2A70CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2A70CC is a blue with RGB values 42, 112, 204 and HSL 214°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A70CC

RGBrgb(42, 112, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4392, 0.8

RGB percentages16.5%, 43.9%, 80%

HSLhsl(214.1, 65.9%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 79.4%, 80%)

CMYK79.4%, 45.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,781,388

CSS custom property--colour: #2A70CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#D58F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F79CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A6ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.3 Royal blue · ΔE 18.8 Slate blue · ΔE 25.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2 Medium purple · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC862A

Analogous#2AC1CC, #352ACC

Triadic#CC2A70, #70CC2A

Split complementary#CC352A, #C1CC2A

Tetradic#CC2AC1, #CC862A, #2ACC35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDDEF5

Lighter +30%#A3C3EC

Lighter +20%#79A7E3

Lighter +10%#4E8BDB

Darker −10%#2159A2

Darker −20%#194277

Darker −30%#102A4D

Darker −40%#071323

More saturated +25%#0B6CEB

Less saturated −25%#4974AD

Channel breakdown

R42

G112

B204

Red42 (16.5%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue214.07°

Saturation (HSL)65.85%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 70 · B CC

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