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Recognised as Colour

#2A7498

  • #2A7498
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2A7498 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 116, 152 and HSL 200°, 57%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2A7498#2A7498
HEX#2A7498
RGBrgb(42, 116, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4549, 0.5961
RGB percentages16.5%, 45.5%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(199.6, 56.7%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.6, 72.4%, 59.6%)
CMYK72.4%, 23.7%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,782,360
CSS custom property--colour: #2A7498;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#D58B67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#62739Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#536897no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007E80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7Teal · ΔE 25.6Cadetblue · ΔE 25.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#984E2A
Analogous#2A9885, #2A3D98
Triadic#982A74, #74982A
Split complementary#982A3D, #98852A
Tetradic#852A98, #984E2A, #3D982A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7D2E7
Lighter +30%#7FBDDC
Lighter +20%#57A9D1
Lighter +10%#3592C0
Darker −10%#1F5670
Darker −20%#143748
Darker −30%#091920
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#127CB0
Less saturated −25%#426C80

Channel breakdown

R42
G116
B152
Red42 (16.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue199.64°
Saturation (HSL)56.7%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 74 · B 98

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