Recognised as Colour

#2A87F6

#2A87F6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2A87F6 is a blue with RGB values 42, 135, 246 and HSL 213°, 92%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2A87F6#2A87F6

HEX#2A87F6

RGBrgb(42, 135, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5294, 0.9647

RGB percentages16.5%, 52.9%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(212.6, 91.9%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 82.9%, 96.5%)

CMYK82.9%, 45.1%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,787,318

CSS custom property--colour: #2A87F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#D57809

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B91FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#147FF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A2B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1 Royal blue · ΔE 16.2 Slate blue · ΔE 26.3 Medium purple · ΔE 27.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.07, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F6992A

Analogous#2AEDF6, #332AF6

Triadic#F62A87, #87F62A

Split complementary#F6332A, #EDF62A

Tetradic#F62AED, #F6992A, #2AF633

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEF5FE

Lighter +30%#BDDAFC

Lighter +20%#8CBEFA

Lighter +10%#5BA3F8

Darker −10%#0A6DE3

Darker −20%#0855B2

Darker −30%#053E82

Darker −40%#032751

More saturated +25%#2186FF

Less saturated −25%#4689DA

Channel breakdown

R42

G135

B246

Red42 (16.5%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue212.65°

Saturation (HSL)91.89%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 87 · B F6

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