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Colour

#2A84E8

  • #2A84E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2A84E8 is a blue with RGB values 42, 132, 232 and HSL 212°, 81%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2A84E8#2A84E8
HEX#2A84E8
RGBrgb(42, 132, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5176, 0.9098
RGB percentages16.5%, 51.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(211.6, 80.5%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 81.9%, 91%)
CMYK81.9%, 43.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,786,536
CSS custom property--colour: #2A84E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#D57B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#508CECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A7CE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009CABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.1Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.4Steel blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E88E2A
Analogous#2AE3E8, #2F2AE8
Triadic#E82A84, #84E82A
Split complementary#E82F2A, #E3E82A
Tetradic#E82AE3, #E88E2A, #2AE82F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2EEFC
Lighter +30%#B4D4F7
Lighter +20%#86B9F2
Lighter +10%#589FED
Darker −10%#166BC9
Darker −20%#11529B
Darker −30%#0C3A6D
Darker −40%#07223F
More saturated +25%#1383FF
Less saturated −25%#4886CB

Channel breakdown

R42
G132
B232
Red42 (16.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue211.58°
Saturation (HSL)80.51%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 84 · B E8

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