Colour

#2A71FF

#2A71FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2A71FF is a blue with RGB values 42, 113, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2A71FF#2A71FF

HEX#2A71FF

RGBrgb(42, 113, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4431, 1

RGB percentages16.5%, 44.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(220, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK83.5%, 55.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,781,695

CSS custom property--colour: #2A71FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#D58E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0071FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#0095ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.7 Slate blue · ΔE 20.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2 Medium purple · ΔE 27.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFB82A

Analogous#2ADCFF, #4E2AFF

Triadic#FF2A71, #71FF2A

Split complementary#FF4E2A, #DBFF2A

Tetradic#FF2ADB, #FFB82A, #2AFF4D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F9FF

Lighter +30%#C3D7FF

Lighter +20%#90B5FF

Lighter +10%#5D93FF

Darker −10%#0052F6

Darker −20%#0041C3

Darker −30%#003090

Darker −40%#001F5D

More saturated +25%#2A71FF

Less saturated −25%#457AE4

Channel breakdown

R42

G113

B255

Red42 (16.5%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 71 · B FF

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