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Recognised as Colour

#2A74E2

  • #2A74E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2A74E2 is a blue with RGB values 42, 116, 226 and HSL 216°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2A74E2#2A74E2
HEX#2A74E2
RGBrgb(42, 116, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4549, 0.8863
RGB percentages16.5%, 45.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(215.9, 76%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 81.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK81.4%, 48.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,782,434
CSS custom property--colour: #2A74E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#D58B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3280E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008FA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Slate blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2982A
Analogous#2AD0E2, #3C2AE2
Triadic#E22A74, #74E22A
Split complementary#E23C2A, #D0E22A
Tetradic#E22AD0, #E2982A, #2AE23C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE9FA
Lighter +30%#B1CCF4
Lighter +20%#84AFEE
Lighter +10%#5791E8
Darker −10%#1A5CBF
Darker −20%#144792
Darker −30%#0E3165
Darker −40%#081B38
More saturated +25%#0D6EFF
Less saturated −25%#487AC4

Channel breakdown

R42
G116
B226
Red42 (16.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue215.87°
Saturation (HSL)76.03%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 74 · B E2

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