Recognised as Colour

#2A70CD

#2A70CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2A70CD is a blue with RGB values 42, 112, 205 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 Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A70CD

RGBrgb(42, 112, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4392, 0.8039

RGB percentages16.5%, 43.9%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(214.2, 66%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 79.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK79.5%, 45.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,781,389

CSS custom property--colour: #2A70CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#D58F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F79D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#176ACBno 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 53.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4 Royal blue · ΔE 18.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2 Medium purple · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD872A

Analogous#2AC1CD, #362ACD

Triadic#CD2A70, #70CD2A

Split complementary#CD362A, #C1CD2A

Tetradic#CD2AC1, #CD872A, #2ACD36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEDFF5

Lighter +30%#A4C3EC

Lighter +20%#79A7E4

Lighter +10%#4F8BDB

Darker −10%#2159A3

Darker −20%#194278

Darker −30%#102B4E

Darker −40%#071324

More saturated +25%#0B6CEC

Less saturated −25%#4974AE

Channel breakdown

R42

G112

B205

Red42 (16.5%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue214.23°

Saturation (HSL)65.99%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 70 · B CD

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