Recognised as Colour

#2A81F0

#2A81F0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2A81F0 is a blue with RGB values 42, 129, 240 and HSL 214°, 87%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2A81F0#2A81F0

HEX#2A81F0

RGBrgb(42, 129, 240)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5059, 0.9412

RGB percentages16.5%, 50.6%, 94.1%

HSLhsl(213.6, 86.8%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 82.5%, 94.1%)

CMYK82.5%, 46.3%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,785,776

CSS custom property--colour: #2A81F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#D57E0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#438CF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#007AEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#009CADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.5 Royal blue · ΔE 13.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.1 Medium purple · ΔE 25.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.53, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F0992A

Analogous#2AE4F0, #362AF0

Triadic#F02A81, #81F02A

Split complementary#F0362A, #E4F02A

Tetradic#F02AE4, #F0992A, #2AF036

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9F2FD

Lighter +30%#B9D6FA

Lighter +20%#89B9F7

Lighter +10%#5A9DF3

Darker −10%#0F67D8

Darker −20%#0C51A8

Darker −30%#083A79

Darker −40%#052349

More saturated +25%#1B7FFF

Less saturated −25%#4784D4

Channel breakdown

R42

G129

B240

Red42 (16.5%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue240 (94.1%)

Hue213.64°

Saturation (HSL)86.84%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 81 · B F0

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