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Recognised as Colour

#2A7295

  • #2A7295
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2A7295 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 114, 149 and HSL 200°, 56%, 37%. 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

#2A7295#2A7295
HEX#2A7295
RGBrgb(42, 114, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4471, 0.5843
RGB percentages16.5%, 44.7%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(199.6, 56%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.6, 71.8%, 58.4%)
CMYK71.8%, 23.5%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,781,845
CSS custom property--colour: #2A7295;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#D58D6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#617197no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#526694no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007B7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Teal · ΔE 25.3Cadetblue · ΔE 25.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#954D2A
Analogous#2A9582, #2A3D95
Triadic#952A72, #72952A
Split complementary#952A3D, #95822A
Tetradic#822A95, #954D2A, #3D952A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5D1E6
Lighter +30%#7EBCDA
Lighter +20%#56A8CF
Lighter +10%#3590BD
Darker −10%#1F546D
Darker −20%#143545
Darker −30%#08171E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#127AAD
Less saturated −25%#426A7D

Channel breakdown

R42
G114
B149
Red42 (16.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue199.63°
Saturation (HSL)56.02%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 72 · B 95

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