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Recognised as Colour

#2A79FC

  • #2A79FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2A79FC is a blue with RGB values 42, 121, 252 and HSL 217°, 97%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2A79FC#2A79FC
HEX#2A79FC
RGBrgb(42, 121, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4745, 0.9882
RGB percentages16.5%, 47.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(217.4, 97.2%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 83.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK83.3%, 52%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,783,740
CSS custom property--colour: #2A79FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#D58603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0099AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCAD2A
Analogous#2AE2FC, #442AFC
Triadic#FC2A79, #79FC2A
Split complementary#FC442A, #E2FC2A
Tetradic#FC2AE2, #FCAD2A, #2AFC44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F8FF
Lighter +30%#C1D8FE
Lighter +20%#8FB8FD
Lighter +10%#5C99FD
Darker −10%#035CF0
Darker −20%#0349BD
Darker −30%#02368B
Darker −40%#012259
More saturated +25%#2778FF
Less saturated −25%#4580E1

Channel breakdown

R42
G121
B252
Red42 (16.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue217.43°
Saturation (HSL)97.22%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 79 · B FC

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